Valkyrie (disambiguation)
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A valkyrie
is a figure in Norse mythology.
Valkyrie may also refer to:
Valkyrie
In Norse mythology, a valkyrie is one of a host of female figures who decides who dies in battle. Selecting among half of those who die in battle , the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin...
is a figure in Norse mythology.
Valkyrie may also refer to:
Film, television and video games
- Valkyrie (film)Valkyrie (film)Valkyrie is a 2008 American historical thriller film set in Nazi Germany during World War II. The film depicts the 20 July plot in 1944 by German army officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler and to use the Operation Valkyrie national emergency plan to take control of the country...
- VF-1 ValkyrieVF-1 ValkyrieThis article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
, an aircraft in the Macross series - "The Valkyrie", a Highlander episode
- Valkyrie, a ship in Battlestar Galactica
- Valkyrie, a Valkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi DensetsuValkyrie no Boken: Toki no Kagi Densetsuis a video game software developed and published by Namco. It was released only in Japan for the Nintendo Famicom on August 1, 1986, and for the Wii's Virtual Console on March 20, 2007.-Plot:...
character - Valkyria ChroniclesValkyria Chroniclesis a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3. The game was released in 2008.The game is set in Europa, loosely based on Europe in 1935...
, a video game - Valkyrie SSTO-TAV-37 B-class, a fictional shuttlecraft from the 2009 film Avatar
- Valkyrie Missile Frigate, a ship in the sci-fi real-time-strategy game StarCraftStarCraftStarCraft is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The first game of the StarCraft series was released for Microsoft Windows on 31 March 1998. With more than 11 million copies sold worldwide as of February 2009, it is one of the best-selling...
. - Valkyrie, a remote control missile in Call of Duty: Black OpsCall of Duty: Black OpsCall of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch, published by Activision and released worldwide on November 9, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii consoles, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Announced on April 30, 2010,...
Publications
- Valkyrie (magazine)Valkyrie (magazine)Valkyrie was a UK role-playing magazine published by Partisan Press and edited originally by Dave Renton and then taken over by Jay Forster....
- The Valkyries (novel), by Paulo Coelho
- Valkyrie (Marvel Comics), a superhero
- Valkyrie (Eclipse Comics), an Eclipse Comics publication
- Valkyries (comics), a 2000 AD story
- Valkyrie Cain, a Skulduggery Pleasant character
Aerospace
- Project ValkyrieProject ValkyrieThe Valkyrie is a theoretical spacecraft designed by Charles Pellegrino and Jim Powell . The Valkyrie is theoretically able to accelerate to 92% the speed of light and decelerate afterward, carrying a small human crew to another star system.-Design:The Valkyrie's high performance is attributable to...
, a theoretical spacecraft - XB-70 ValkyrieXB-70 ValkyrieThe North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the proposed B-70 nuclear-armed deep-penetration strategic bomber for the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command...
, a bomber aircraft - ValkiriValkiriThe Valkiri is a South African self-propelled multiple rocket launcher developed in the 1980s by Somchem, a division of the Denel corporation....
, a South African rocket launcher
Other uses
- Operation ValkyrieOperation ValkyrieOperation Valkyrie was an emergency continuity of government operations plan developed in Nazi Germany for the Territorial Reserve Army of Germany to execute and implement in case of a general breakdown in civil order of the nation...
, a WWII German Army plot - Honda ValkyrieHonda ValkyrieThe Honda Valkyrie is a motorcycle that was manufactured by Honda, from model years 1997 to 2003. It was designated GL1500C in the US market and F6C in other markets....
, a motorcycle - Valkyrie II (yacht)Valkyrie II (yacht)Valkyrie II was the unsuccessful British challenger of the eighth America's Cup race in 1893 against American defender "Vigilant".-Design:Valkyrie II was a gaff-rigged cutter...
, the 1893 British challenger in the America's Cup - Valkyrie III (yacht)Valkyrie III (yacht)"Valkyrie III" was the unsuccessful British challenger of the ninth America's Cup race in 1895 against American defender "Defender".-Design:"Valkyrie III," a keel cutter, was designed by George Lennox Watson and built at the D&W Henderson on the River Clyde in 1893 for a syndicate of owners...
, the 1895 British challenger in the America's Cup - Minnesota ValkyrieMinnesota ValkyrieThe Minnesota Valkyrie is an expansion team in the Lingerie Football League set to begin play for the 2011-12 season. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the team will play their home games at Target Center On March 23, 2011, it was announced that the LFL would added an expansion team to Minneapolis....
, the Lingerie Football League team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota