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Another draw from 2008

Brynhildr is a shieldmaiden and a valkyrie in Norse mythology, where she appears as a main character in the Völsunga saga and some Eddic poems treating the same events.

Brynhildr is the daughter of Budli. She was ordered to decide a fight between two kings: Hjalmgunnar and Agnar. The valkyrie knew that Odin himself preferred the older king, Hjalmgunnar, yet Brynhildr decided the battle for Agnar. For this Odin condemned the valkyrie to live the life of a mortal woman, and imprisoned her in a remote castle behind a wall of shields on top of mount Hindarfjall in the Alps, and cursed her to sleep on a couch (while being surrounded by fire) until any man would rescue and marry her. The hero Sigurðr Sigmundson (Siegfried in the Nibelungenlied), heir to the clan of Völsung and slayer of the dragon Fafnir, entered the castle and awoke Brynhildr by removing her helmet and cutting off her chainmail armour. He immediately fell in love with the shieldmaiden and proposed to her with the magic ring Andvarinaut. Promising to return and make Brynhildr his bride, Sigurðr then left the castle and headed for the court of Gjuki, the King of Burgundyi

In the Eddic poem Helreið Brynhildar (Bryndhildr's ride to Hel), Brynhildr on her journey to Hel encounters a gýgr (giantess) who blames her for an immoral livelihood. Brynhildr responds to her accusations:

"Ever with grief
and all too long
Are men and women
born in the world;
But yet we shall live
our lives together,
Sigurth and I.
Sink down, Giantess!"

wiki´s copypasta :p, since I played Valkyrie profile I used to draw Valkyries with wings :p, secondary effects, lol

PSCS/Bamboo/cant remember time/music: Nightwish - Ghost Love Score

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~Draaky May 11, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
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~GokuMartin Feb 29, 2012
Someone should make a movie about THAT.
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Mood: Wow! ~littleemochibi Feb 26, 2012
I was just wondering if you would be able to tell me how the backside of this looks, because it would be helpful for my friend because we are trying to make a cosplay of this because it is so awesome
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Mood: Love ~kiskinkin Jan 3, 2012
great
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Mood: Love ~CyberWalkyre Dec 8, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Beautiful! She looks so perfect here ;)
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Mood: Love ~wnter06 Oct 31, 2011
Norse mythology
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~avory--heart Oct 28, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
OMG! I love valkyries ^^

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~Thorskegga Oct 7, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Beautiful work!
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Mood: Love ~NinjaReapper23 Sep 30, 2011
Very cool!
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Mood: Love ~Waruzimu May 9, 2011
very impressive!

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