Mentioned on a pillar at a 12th Century stave church in Ornes, Norway, this valkyrie is one of the ferocious and divine of the Valkyries.
Her name is Reginleif and she's "Daughter of the Gods". A demigoddess with supernatural abilities as opposed to being a mortal type of valkyrie woman and spirit. Let me describe Reginleif in a little more detail.
She's connected to a raven's banner. Her hair is the colour of pearl, and her eyes shimmer like silver stars. She wears armour and sometimes a cloak of black feathers. One of the more sinister and dark valkyries associated with blood, war, the occult and death, Reginleif rides on a black wolf named Heart-Biter (Hjartfanu).
She's listed in the Eddas. Here is an extract from Grimnismal that is quoting from Odin:
- Hrist ok Mist
- vil ek at mér horn beri,
- Skeggjöld ok Skögul,
- Hildr ok Þrúðr,
- Hlökk ok Herfjötur,
- Göll ok Geirahöð,
- Randgríð ok Ráðgríð
- ok Reginleif.
- Þær bera einherjum öl.
- I want Hrist and Mist
- to bring me a horn,
- Skeggjöld and Skögul,
- Hildr and Þrúðr,
- Hlökk and Herfjötur,
- Göll and Geirahöð,
- Randgríð and Ráðgríð
- and Reginleif.
- They carry ale to the einherjar.