Urðr

Norse · deity · primordial · deity

Eldest of the three Norns, embodying that which has become; tends the well beneath Yggdrasil.

Domains

fate past

Powers

Shape the fates and laws of all lives
draws water from her well to nourish and preserve Yggdrasil
carves and lays down the örlög (fate-decrees) of gods and men

Relations

sibling: Skuld
sibling: Verðandi

Sources

Poetic Edda, Völuspá 20; Prose Edda, Gylfaginning 15

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