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Valkyries carried these souls off to Valhalla. There the warriors became members of the Einherjar, Odin’s companions and fighting band. 
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: Valkyries
Warrior maidens who attended Odin. They rode through the air in brilliant armor, directed battles, distributed death lots among the warriors, and conducted the souls of slain heroes to Valhalla. Their leader was Brunhilde.