Völva

Ancient Roman and Greek literature records the name of several Germanic seeresses, including Albruna, Veleda, Ganna, and, by way of an archaeological find, Waluburg. Norse mythology mentions several seeresses, some of them by name, including Heimlaug völva, Þorbjörg Lítilvölva, Þordís spákona, and Þuríðr Sundafyllir. The goddess Freyja has a particular association with seeresses in Norse culture, and there are indications that the Viking princess and later saint of Kievan Rus', Olga of Kiev, was one such, serving as a "priestess of Freyja" among the Rus' elite before they converted to Christianity.