Walkyrie
Americannoun
noun
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Florence Foster Jenkins may feature Streep being lowered bleating from the ceiling dressed as “a very naughty Walkyrie”, and a career-best performance from Hugh Grant as her husband, St Clair Bayfield, an ex-thesp who promotes her questionable success.
From The Guardian
Many gallant suitors came, entered the contest, failed and lost their heads, for Brunhilda was a Walkyrie, and more than a match in strength for any man.
From Project Gutenberg
Wotan sends Brünnhilde, his favorite Walkyrie, to turn the fight for Hunding.
From Time Magazine Archive
Vogl played Loge, in the "Rheingold," and Siegmund, in "Walkyrie," when they were produced in 1869 and 1870, and his greatest triumphs have been gained in Wagner's operas.
From Project Gutenberg
Even so at the present day is it seen, that if Dürer had studied classic art, and imbibed its principles, he might have added a rare beauty to the weird ugliness and solemnity of his designs, and substituted the sweet Graces for the grim Walkyrie.
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