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Hela  is a  fictional  character appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . The  Asgardian  goddess of death is based on the  Norse   goddess ,  Hel . The ruler of  Hel  and  Niflheim , the character has been a frequent foe of  Thor . Debuting in the  Silver Age of comic books , Hela first appeared in  Journey into Mystery  #102 and was adapted from Norse mythology by  Stan Lee  and  Jack Kirby . Hela is portrayed by  Cate Blanchett  within the  Marvel Cinematic Universe , in  Thor: Ragnarok  (2017). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hela_(comics) -------------------------------- Thor: Ragnarok  is a 2017 American Comedy  superhero film  based on the  Marvel Comics  character  Thor , produced by  Marvel Studios  and distributed by  Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It is the s...

Éowyn is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Lord of the Rings . She is a noblewoman of Rohan who calls herself a shieldmaiden . With the hobbit Merry Brandybuck , she rides into battle and kills the Witch-King of Angmar , Lord of the Nazgûl, in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields . This fulfils the Macbeth -like prophecy that he would not be killed by a man. The critic David Day considers Tolkien's a better solution than Shakespeare 's. The scholar of feminism Penny Griffin writes that Éowyn is one of the few strong female characters in the story, though the effect is diminished, in her view, when she ends by marrying Faramir , Steward of Gondor . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89owyn ------------------------------ The Lord of the Rings  is a  film series  of three  epic   fantasy   adventure films  directed by  Peter Jackson , based on the  novel  written by  J. R. R. Tolkien . The films are su...

Valkyrie  is a fictional superhero appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . The character was created by  Roy Thomas  and  John Buscema , based on the  Norse mythological  figure  Brynhildr . The character first appeared in  The Avengers  #83 (December 1970) and has become a mainstay of the superhero team known as the  Defenders . An  Asgardian  by birth, Valkyrie, also known by her real name, Brunnhilde, was selected by  Odin  to lead the  Valkyrior . Among her other aliases are Barbara Norris, Samantha Parrington, Sian Bowen, and Annabelle Riggs who were all host bodies to the spirit of Brunnhilde. Samantha Parrington, a previous host of Brunnhilde, later received Valkyrie's powers and became a member of the Defenders herself. A one-time love interest of her ally  Thor , her Riggs alias is openly bisexual. Valkyrie was ranked 30th in  IGN 's list of "The To...