Романтичното преосмисляне на старите митове на Рихард Вагнер, Хюз изобразява страшната скандинавска богиня на войната в ефирна приказна картина: боса, облечена в прозрачна рокля . Нейните бойни аспекти са подчертани: тя държи шлема си  и  меча си .От убития в битка воин няма и следа , след вълка и гарвана .

The Valkyrie"s Vigil (1906) by Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1914) shows the character from Norse mythology who chooses who will die in a battle, and she is the one who takes them to the afterlife.

Following en:Richard Wagner"s romantic reinterpretation of the old myths, Hughes depicts the dreadful Norse war goddess in an ethereal fairy painting: barefoot, clad in a sheer off-the-shoulder gown, and softly lit from above. Her martial aspects are de-emphasized: she tucks her helmet into the crook of her arm and holds her sword by the ricasso (the blunt section just beyond the crossguard). Of the chooser of the warrior slain in battle, of the scavenging wolf and raven, there is no trace.

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 The Ride of the Valkyries (German: Walkьrenritt or Ritt der Walkьren) is the popular term for the beginning of Act III of Die Walkьre, the second of the four operas by Richard Wagner that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen. The main theme of the ride, the leitmotif labelled Walkьrenritt was first written down by the composer on 23 July 1851. The preliminary draft for the Ride was composed in 1854 as part of the composition of the entire opera which was fully orchestrated by the end of the first quarter of 1856. Together with the Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin, the Ride of the Valkyries is one of Wagner"s best-known pieces. In the opera-house, the Ride, which takes around eight minutes, begins in the prelude to the Act, building up successive layers of accompaniment until the curtain rises to reveal a mountain peak where four of the eight Valkyrie sisters of Brьnnhilde have gathered in preparation for the transportation of fallen heroes to Valhalla. As they are joined by the other four, the familiar tune is carried by the orchestra, while, above it, the Valkyries greet each other and sing their battle-cry. Apart from the song of the Rhinemaidens in Das Rheingold, it is the only ensemble piece in the first three operas of Wagner"s Ring cycle. Outside the opera-house, it is usually heard in a purely instrumental version, which may be as short as three minutes. 
Richard Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries