Xena's Valkyrie costume

“Xena brought Odin out of his despair by sharing with him her lust for life. He, in turn, made her a Valkyrie.” - Brunhilda.

Valkyries are women warrior who serve Odin, the king of the Asgardian gods. It is they who have the sacred duty of escorting slain soldiers to their quarters in Valhalla.

Those Valkyries were mortal women that are able to ride the sacred horses from the sky. Odin taught his runes to his favorites Valkyries, after that they have special powers and able to harness all her energy into a flame that will burn for as long as they wish.

Xena met Odin 35 years ago and shared her thoughts about her way of living and he made her a Valkyrie. She was able to persuade him to obtain the Rheingold from the Rhine maidens, and forge an indestructible ring capable of granting the ultimate power of a god in exchange for destroying what he loved most, only if she haven’t forsaken love the power of ring will work.

I had never made a photoshoot of my Xena’s Valkyrie costume. The Valkyrie costume includes Xena’s stunt double helmet, leaf armour corset, skirt, gauntlets used by stunt double, Sheree, and Grinhilda double stunt boots.

Sadly, the leaves of the armour and gauntlets are made of a very fragile translucent silicone material and have already coming off and some of them are becoming cracked.

Happy new year!

Happy new year 2026! Wishing you all a 2026 full of blessings, heath, love and unforgettable memories.

This last year came with unique treasures additions to my collection, I hope 2026 comes with new discoveries and wondergul pieces that are just resurfacing after more than 25 years after the series ended. I will share with you all and continue Xena's legacy for the eternity.

Thank you all for your support during this year!

 

Roman uniform costume

Another cool find is this screen used Roman costume, these uniforms appeared in the series with different variants during season 2-6.

 

The costume includes a heavy leather riveted cuirass, red rustic fabric shirt, red rustic fabric skirt, woven garnet cape, leather boots and a pair of leather gauntlets. We are familiar with the leather cuirass variant that reminds me the leather cuirass worn by Xena in the episode “A good day” from season. 4.

It is interesting to see that the shirts and skirts design were modified during the series evolution and historical periods. 

 

The early design in Caesar’s empire was a reddish rustic fabric shirt and a very simple skirt with an elastic band to adjust to the waist. 

However, Livia’s army soldiers used a much more sophisticated design in shirts and skirts. In this case, they are made of pale linen fabric with a red satin ribbon around. The pleated skirt has some painted decorative motifs too.

The linen shirt and skirt have a tag inside that is written: “Senetus” (Livia’s commander) and was seen in the episode “Eve” from season 5.

Some costumes are just resurfacing after more than 25 years after the series ended. Many of them had never appeared before, I am happy they are back thanks to some research I have made in recent years.

Here some details of the roman costume.

Indian dagger

 “It’s funny— here, you’re the warrior— the hero.” Xena as Arminestra

“Xena, in this lifetime, the mother of peace would be a goddess to me.  That’s a hero.” Gabrielle as Shakti.

A recent addition to my collection is this indian style dagger used by Xena as Arminestra, the Mother of Peace in the episode “Bewteen the lines” from season 4. A Darsham named Naiyima became aware of the difficulties that would arise in the karmic cycle if Khindin could not be defeated and sent Xena’s soul forward in time in the hopes of tricking Alti into traveling backwards, so that she would face a stronger incarnation of Xena.

This same style dagger was used in the episode “Who’s Gurkham” from season 6 when Gabrielle was going to kill Gurkham to avenge the death of her family, but clearly the one used for that scene is a metal dagger.

The jambiya is a traditional dagger with a short, curved blade, originating from the Hadramaut region of Yemen, although its use has spread to other parts of the Middle East, the Arab world, and South and Southeast Asia. This dagger is made of solid resin with a metal rod inside to prevent for bending. It is still in mint condition.

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Satrina's dagger

Here is a set-used dagger seen in season 4. This dagger style was used by Satrina, Xena’s side slave in the past, in the episode “Past Imperfect” and by Milo, Horde’s assassin, in the episode “Daughter of Pomira” from season 4.

The dagger is made of solid resin with a foam blade. The dagger is constructed over a metal rod to prevent for bending. The foam blade props were the most popular weapons in the production of the series because it avoid any damage to the actors and are light-weight props.

The handle painting has some wear and has chipped off in some areas but it is still in good condition.

The blade foam is soft but it is still in mint condition, the tip is slightly bend only.

 I have never seen this dagger for sale, so I thought was a rare piece to add to my collection.

After searching and comparing several scenes I can screen match this dagger with one used in the final fight of the episode “Daughter of Pomira” from season 4, when Xena defeats Milo. I can identify this dagger in the stunts sequences as it has a slightly bent tip, just like this one.

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