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Ride of the Valkyries, the
     
Ride of the Valkyries, the
an exciting piece of music from the opera The Valkyries by Richard Wagner, played when the Valkyries, female messengers of the god Odin, ride into battle on their flying horses and take the souls of dead soldiers to Valhalla. The music is often used in films and advertisements.
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