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Choosers of the Slain

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Divinity Atlas. "Choosers of the Slain." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/mythicalcreature/choosers-of-the-slain.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Choosers of the Slain. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/mythicalcreature/choosers-of-the-slain

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@misc{divinityatlas-choosers-of-the-slain,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Choosers of the Slain},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/mythicalcreature/choosers-of-the-slain},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Norse valkyries, whose name literally means chooser of the slain, ride out over the battlefield to select which warriors die and carry the worthy to Odin's hall. The category names the specific office rather than folding these figures into a general spirits or ghosts grouping. Excludes psychopomps from other traditions, who are filed under their own names.

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