THE VALKYRIE. Origin of the Name of the New English Yacht.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 378, 19 June 1889, Page 3

THE VALKYRIE. Origin of the Name of the New English Yacht.

Lord Dujsravex has gone to Scandinavian mythology and has selected the weird name Valkyrie for the boat with which he hopes to win the America's trophy. Val1 kyrie is the name of one of the twelve nymphs of Valhalla, the place of immortality for the souls of the heroes slain in battle, where they spend their time in feasting and drinking and having a splendid time generally. These twelve goddesses were armed ami mounted on fast horses, and in the thick of battle they ; selected those whom the Fates had destined to be slain and conducted them to Valhalla, where they served them with mead and ale in the skulls of their enemies. Another name for these nymphs is the Wish Alaidens. Thus we may conclude that Valkyrie is a boat that wishes to capture the America's cup and to go foy the scalp of any Yankee competitor. We have a boat whose name begins with the same letter, which Valkyrie in vain may try to vanquish. Valkyrie is derived from the Icelandic word Valkr — the slain — and some of our more enthusiastic and confident yachtsmen already talk about her as a dead bird in the pit. Perhaps they are jusfc a little hasty in coming to such a conclusion.