User blog comment:B214/Volume 22 spoilers/@comment-50.139.232.230-20160610153859/@comment-73.160.58.215-20160619040045

Umm... einherjar are not male versions of Valkyries. They are "slain" human warriors chosen by Valkyries to serve in Asgard's armies during Ragnarok. So existences on the level of heroes. (Though they did become the mates of Valkyries.)