Urðr

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: SkuldReciprocal of norse_skuld.sibling — Skuld ('shall-be') is one of the three chief Norns with Urðr and Verðandi, named together as the maidens at the well beneath Yggdrasil.Völuspá st. 20; Snorri Sturluson, Gylfaginning ch. 15 (primary)
• sibling: VerðandiUrðr ('that which has become'), eldest of the three Norns, named with Verðandi and Skuld at the well of Urðr beneath Yggdrasil. (The Urðr-Skuld sibling tie is recorded on Skuld's entry.)Völuspá st. 20; Snorri Sturluson, Gylfaginning ch. 15 (primary)

Sources

• existence: Poetic Edda, Völuspá 20; Prose Edda, Gylfaginning 15 (primary)