Valkyries in Norse mythology provide mead, a warm spiced alcoholic drink with a heavy flavour. Often made with honey, the special mead provided in Valhalla by the night maidens comes from the sacred milk of a divine goat called Heidrun. She eats the vegetation growing from the tree Læraðr.
More incredible trees in Norse myth includes Yggdrasil, the gigantic cosmic tree that holds nine worlds, Glasir the red foliage leaf tree standing outside of the entrance to the Halls of Valhalla, Barnstokkr the blossom tree in the centre of the halls, Mimameidr is the home of the divine bird Vidopnir, and Hoddmimisholt the secure tree that shields the surviving humans from Ragnarok.
The first ever humans in Norse legends is Ask and Embla, were first made from trees. It took the three gods, brothers Odin, Vili and Ve, a time of perfecting their humans. One piece of wood was shaped like a man, and the other shaped like a woman. Odin breathed life into each, while his brothers gave them senses and blood.
The queen of the Valkyries is goddess Freya and her sacred flower is a rose.
Freya, Goddess of gold, inspire me today.
Teach me to walk through my day
with pride in my own being,
with confidence, with power.
(prayer segment by Kira R)
Check the Sigrdrifumal of the Poetic Edda. https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/2093070
Storm Valkyrie 🌹
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