The first two components of the Ring cycle were Das Rheingold ( The Rhinegold ) , which was completed in 1854 , and Die Walküre ( The Valkyrie ) , which was finished in 1856 .
The four operas which make up this famous Ring cycle are Das Rheingold ( The Rhinegold ) , Die Walküre ( The Valkyrie ) , Siegfried and Götterdämmerung ( Twilight of the Gods ) .