"This healing and honeyed
Draught of mead
Deign to accept from me."
"Set it first to thy lips" [plate 19]

Hunding discovers the likeness between Siegmund and Sieglinde [plate 20]

Sieglinde prepares Hunding's draught for the night [plate 21]

"Siegmund the Wälsung
Thou dost see!
As bride-gift
He brings thee this sword" [plate 22]

Brünnhilde [plate 23]

Fricka approaches in anger [plate 24]

Brünnhilde slowly and silently leads her horse down the path to the cave [plate 25]

"Father! Father!
Tell me what ails thee?
With dismay thou art filling thy child!" [plate 26]

Brünnhilde stands for a long time dazed and alarmed [plate 27]

Brünnhilde with her horse, at the mouth of the cave [plate 28]