Motif of Peace

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Part IV
THE DUSK OF THE GODS, OR GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG

Motif of the World-Ash-Tree

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PRELUDE

Holding in his hand his broken spear, the king of the gods wended his way to Walhalla. He sent forth stanch messengers to hew the World-Ash into a thousand pieces and pile them high about the gods’ palace. Then he assembled round him his heroes and the Walküres and the rest of the divinities, and sat in silence awaiting the Dusk of the Gods.