Valkyrie Reginleif

Mentioned on a pillar at a 12th Century stave church in Ornes, Norway, this valkyrie is one of the ferocious and divine of the Valkyries.

Her name is Reginleif and she's "Daughter of the Gods". A demigoddess with supernatural abilities as opposed to being a mortal type of valkyrie woman and spirit. Let me describe Reginleif in a little more detail.

She's connected to a raven's banner. Her hair is the colour of pearl, and her eyes shimmer like silver stars. She wears armour and sometimes a cloak of black feathers. One of the more sinister and dark valkyries associated with blood, war, the occult and death, Reginleif rides on a black wolf named Heart-Biter (Hjartfanu).

She's listed in the Eddas. Here is an extract from Grimnismal that is quoting from Odin:

Hrist ok Mist

vil ek at mér horn beri,

Skeggjöld ok Skögul,

Hildr ok Þrúðr,

Hlökk ok Herfjötur,

Göll ok Geirahöð,

Randgríð ok Ráðgríð

ok Reginleif.

Þær bera einherjum öl.

I want Hrist and Mist

to bring me a horn,

Skeggjöld and Skögul,

Hildr and Þrúðr,

Hlökk and Herfjötur,

Göll and Geirahöð,

Randgríð and Ráðgríð

and Reginleif.

They carry ale to the einherjar.