Norns: Weavers of Fate in Nordic Mythology

Before Odin sacrificed his eye. Before Thor raised his hammer. Before the worlds took the shape that Norse mythology describes — three women were already at work.They sit at the root of Yggdrasil, at the edge of the Well of Urðr, with a loom between them and all the threads of all existence passing through their hands. Their names are Urðr, Verðandi, and Skuld. They are the Norns. And without thei...