Dwarf Alberich takes the gold from the Rhine Maidens to forge the ring that gives the wearer the power to rule the world.

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This illustration shows Alberich's pursuit of the Nibelungen Ring. German composer Richard Wagner, in his opera Der Ring des Nibelungen tells the Norse tale, with some variations on the ancient saga. His dwarf Alerbich is based in part of the Norse dwarf Andwari. In Der Ring, Alberich takes the gold from the Rhine Maidens to forge the ring that gives the wearer the power to rule the world. This 1902 illustration shows the pursuit of the ring.

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Size: 5342px × 3363px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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