Fate & Fabled — Season 1, Episode 13: Valkyries: The Real Story Behind These Warriors of Legend
9 min • 4 seasons, 30 episodes
Episode synopsis
Vikings were some of the fiercest fighters in human history, using their impressive battle prowess to spread Norse influence between the 8th and 11th centuries. Their bravery as warriors was driven by one ultimate desire: to join Odin in Valhalla. Only the most worthy Vikings would get to spend their afterlives in that hallowed hall, and the choice of who made the cut fell to a group of powerful, but mysterious women: the Valkyries.
About Fate & Fabled
Humans have been retelling myths and legends for millennia – but why? That’s what Fate & Fabled, a brand new show right here on Storied explores! Follow along with co-hosts Emily Zarka and Moiya McTier as they chronicle through mythology’s influence on humanity.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1The Fates: Greek Mythology's Most Powerful Deities
- E2Why Are Cats Mythology’s Most Popular Creatures?
- E3How Isis Brought Her True Love Back From the Dead
- E4What Constellations Mean to Different Cultures
- E5Why Aren't Angels Scary Anymore?
- E6Persephone: Bringer of Life or Destruction?
- E7How Sun Mythologies Are Universal
- E8How Ancient Mythologies Defy the Gender Binary
- E9Trickster Gods and the Mortals Who Love Them
- E10Aztec Mythology and the Origins of Humanity
- E11How Mountains Inspire Mythology
- E12Chinnamasta: The Headless Goddess of Self-Sacrifice