Ravens

Birds of the Chief of the Gods Wotan, who calls himself the Lord of the Ravens. They travel the world and bring news to Wotan. Waltraute the Valkyrie tells former Valkyrie Brunnhilde that their father Wotan is sitting in Valhalla with the Gods and nobles of Valhalla, having sent his ravens out over the world, and when his ravens give the signal Valhalla will be set alight, ending the Gods. When Siegfried is hunting, he is distracted by the ravens flying, enabling Hagen to spear him in the back. Before her immolation on the funeral pyre of Siegfried, Brunnhilde tells the ravens to return to Valhalla with 'eagerly-awaited tidings' and give the signal. Valhalla is set alight, destroying the Gods.