Motif
birth-fate allotment by norns
birth_fate_allotment_by_norns
A motif of the Fate Figures and Cosmic Weaving family, within the sub-family Norns and Their Fate Pronouncements. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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norse
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The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda CHAPTER VI. / THE FIRST WORKS OF THE ASAS. THE GOLDEN AGE. / CHAPTER VII. / ON THE WONDERFUL THINGS IN HEAVEN.; lines 1545-1680 confidence: high
A beautiful hall stands near the fountain beneath the ash. Three maids named Urd, Verdande, and Skuld come from it and shape the lives of men; other norns come to each person at birth and are of the races of gods, elves, or dwarfs.
Norns come to each person at birth to shape life, and good or evil norns are said to cause good lives or misfortune.
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