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> "The legacy of the Valkyrie lives on in the word "valour", a
> reference to heroism in battle"--first I've heard of this!!

I'm not sure these two word are related. "Valour" is from the french
and latin and has to do with strength: Valour, Valiant, even valid,
going back to the Latin "valere"- to be strong.
My name is Val so I have often been wondering myself about the
connection between the French meaning and the Germanic/Norse of "the
slain", but I have found no connection so far. I suppose it is
possible that valour and Valr could be related very very distantly or
that the "valour" was influenced by the word Valkyrie because of its
reference to battle. Does anyone know more about this?

Val