Val ‧ ky ‧ rie /ˈvælkəriː, ˈvælkɪriː $ vælˈkɪriː/ BrE AmE noun
in Norse ↑ mythology , one of ↑ Odin 's female servants, who ride on their horses into battles and decide which brave soldiers will die. They then take the souls of the dead soldiers to ↑ Valhalla .