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The screams of ravens filled the sky. Even though there was not a black bird in sight. In Norse mythology, Valkyrie were known to take the shapes of crows and ravens. These women riding on the backs of dragons were not birdlike at all.
They did not have small heads perched on little bodies. They did not have round, feathered bodies. Nor were their toes skinny and three-pronged.
They were warriors. Tall, sleek Amazons of the sky. Curvaceous nymphs out of water. Sirens with long, lush tresses that sailed on the winds. Even from this distance, I could see that their eyes glowed golden bright.
The Valkyrie were also known as corpse goddesses. They came to the battlefields of the fallen and chose amongst the slain warriors. The chosen they carted off to Valhalla. There, the dead warriors
