Norns
Scandinavian destiny weavers
Norns are the three goddesses of fate in Norse mythology—Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld—who weave the destinies of gods and humans alike at the roots of Yggdrasil.
Like the Greek Fates or Roman Parcae, they represent past, present, and future.
The term appears in fantasy literature and games drawing on Norse sources: The Norns had already sealed his doom. (Lowercase norns may refer to the mythology or to specific products named after them.)
Predetermined course of events
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- threadsTwisted fiber strands
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
inevitability · ordain · life · death · birth · judgment · lot · doom
Dug water source
- goddessesDivine feminine beings
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- RagnarökNorse end times
sagas · Odin · runes · Asgard · Valkyries · Bifrost · Midgard · Heimdall
destiny
Predetermined course of events
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- threadsTwisted fiber strands
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
predestination · inevitability · ordain · life · death · birth · judgment · lot · doom · spinning
well
Dug water source
- goddessesDivine feminine beings
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
Ragnarök · sagas · Odin · runes · Asgard · Valkyries · Bifrost · Midgard · Heimdall · Jotunheim
past
Time already gone
eternity · lifespan · ages · timeline · birth · death · cycles · moments · duration · epochs
Fates
Destiny's mythic trio
Nornsfree will
Autonomous choice capacity
human agency · self-determination · autonomy · choice · indeterminism