1. Wagner’s “The Ride of the Valkyrie”

2. The Valkyrie were the handmaidens of the Norse God Odin

3. Wagner’s “The Ride of the Valkyrie” The Valkyrie were the handmaidens of the Norse God Odin Their main task was to ride over battlefields choosing who was to die

4. Wagner’s “The Ride of the Valkyrie” The Valkyrie were the handmaidens of the Norse God Odin Their main task was to ride over battlefields choosing who was to die and after the battle convey the heroes to Valhalla.

5. The frieze of “The Valkyrie” in Auckland NZ

7. Probably the most famous piece of music by Wagner is “The Ride of the Valkyrie” from the beginning of Act III of “Die Walkure” the second of the four operas that comprise the Ring Cycle: “Der Ring des Nibelungen”

8. The Valkyrie were the handmaidens of the Norse God Odin serving at banquets in Valhalla.

9. Probably the most famous piece of music by Wagner is “The Ride of the Valkyrie” from the beginning of Act III of “Die Walkure” the second of the four operas that comprise the Ring Cycle: “Der Ring des Nibelungen” The Valkyrie were the handmaidens of the Norse God Odin serving at banquets in Valhalla. Their main task however was to ride over the battlefields choosing which combatants were to be slain and after the battle convey the heroes to Valhalla.