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The origin of the name norn is uncertain; it may derive from a word meaning 'to twine', which would refer to their twining the thread of fate. [2] Bek-Pedersen suggests that the word norn has relation to the Swedish dialect word norna (nyrna), a verb that means 'communicate secretly'. This interpretation relates to the perception of norns as ...
A poster for the Norwegian women's magazine Urd by Andreas Bloch and Olaf Krohn.. 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.
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.
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.
Fylgja – a companion external to the body that often takes on the form of a woman or animal and is usually only able to be seen by certain individuals or in dreams. The fylgja is linked with the fate of the individual and can leave the individual after death, or transfer to family members.
The Hood later reveals the Norn Stones to his Crime Syndicate and empowers them with the ability to find and kill the New Avengers. [4] As Donyell Taylor and Tigra attack the Hood, he uses the Norn Stones to empower some of the cadets on his side. [5] During the Siege of Asgard, Tyr is seriously wounded by the Hood using the Norn stones. [6]
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Verðandi is literally the present participle of the Old Norse verb "verða", "to become", and is commonly translated as "in the making" or "that which is happening/becoming"; it is related to the Dutch word worden and the German word werden, both meaning "to become". [4] "