The Valkyries (Brünnhilde,
Gerhilde, Ortlinde, Waltraute,
Schwertleite, Helmwige,
Siegrune, Grimgerde,
Rossweisse) are daughters
of Wotan and Erda. They
serve Wotan by carrying to
Valhalla the dead souls of
the most heroic soldiers
who have died in battle.