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Urðr (Old Norse: fate [1]) is one of the Norns in Norse mythology. [1] Along with Verðandi (possibly "happening" or "present" [2]) and Skuld (possibly "debt" or "future" [3]), Urðr makes up a trio of Norns that are described as deciding the fates of people. Urðr is attested in stanza 20 of the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá and the Prose Edda ...
The Norns (Old Norse: norn, plural: nornir) are deities in Norse mythology responsible for shaping the course of human destinies. [1] In the Völuspá, the three primary Norns Urðr (Wyrd), Verðandi, and Skuld draw water from Urðarbrunnr to nourish Yggdrasill, the tree at the center of the cosmos, and prevent it from rot. [2]
Urðarbrunnr (Old Norse "Wellspring of Urðr"; either referring to a Germanic concept of fate—urðr—or the norn named Urðr [1]) is a spring or well in Norse mythology. Urðarbrunnr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
According to J. Duncan Spaeth, "Wyrd (Norse Urd, one of the three Norns) is the Old English goddess of Fate, whom even Christianity could not entirely displace." [12] Wyrd is a feminine noun, [13] and its Norse cognate urðr, besides meaning 'fate', is the name of one of the deities known as Norns.
In Albanian tradition, Ora is also regarded as a type of personal fate goddess who belongs to a single individual. [11] The trio of Fates also appears in Slavic culture as the Rozhanitsy, [12] figures who foretell an individual's destiny. Similar to Greek mythology, the Fates are known as incarnations of destiny called Norns [13] [14] in Norse ...
Alexander Skarsgård is in full-blown Old Norse berserker mode, starring with Nicole Kidman and Ethan Hawke in Robert Eggers' "The Northman."
In Norse mythology, Verðandi (Old Norse, meaning possibly "happening" or "present" [1]), sometimes anglicized as Verdandi or Verthandi, is one of the norns. Along with Urðr (Old Norse "fate" [2]) and Skuld (possibly "debt" or "future" [3]), Verðandi makes up a trio of Norns that are described as deciding the fates of people.
Skuld ("debt" or "obligation"; sharing etymology with the English "should") is a Norn in Norse mythology. Along with Urðr ( Old Norse "fate" [ 1 ] ) and Verðandi (possibly "happening" or "present" [ 2 ] ), Skuld makes up a trio of Norns that are described as deciding the fates of people.