ˌRide of the ˈValkyries, the / $ ˌ.. ..ˈ../ BrE AmE
an exciting piece of music from the ↑ opera The Valkyries by Richard ↑ Wagner , played when the ↑ Valkyrie s , 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.