Naglfar - Force Of Pandemonium

Tired and exhausted, Wagner returned to Bayreuth on April 26, and on May 1 was hit by a new blow: his beloved Newfoundland Russ died literally in his arms. Wagner generally loved dogs, but was especially attached to Russ - he seemed to personify for Wagner the happy days of the "Tribshenian idyll." Russ was buried in the garden of Villa Wanfried under a stone with a symbolic epitaph: Hier ruht und wacht Wagners Russ (“The Wagner Russ is resting and guarding here”). This grave can be seen today, just to the right of the grave of Wagner himself; fresh stone and some kind of toy for dogs are always touching on the stone ...