Valkyries: the female supernatural beings that choose who dies and who lives on the battlefield. They protect some, but
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Table of contents :
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Language and pronunciation
Introduction: 'Valkyries decide who dies or lives'
1. Infancy and childhood
2. Teenage girls
3. Adulthood, married life and divorce
4. Pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood
5. Widows
6. Old age and death
Epilogue
Further reading
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Image Section