The Norns

Do you have complete control over your life, or does an unseen weaver of fate predetermine it? If you were a Viking of the Norse, you would likely believe your fate was decided by a trio of mysterious beings called Norn's. In Norse mythology, the Norn's held complete control over every thread of life, intertwining them and snipping them short as they saw fit. Even the Norse gods were subject to the wills of the Norn's. Join Greybeard on this episode of Greybeard’s Jewels: A Step into the Unknown to explore the hidden world and workings of the Norn's below the tree of Yggdrasil.
 
Show notes:
Episode highlights include: 
-An overview of the beliefs associated with Norse mythology

-A discussion of what the Norn's were and the powers they held

-How the Norn's crafted the fates of each being

-The Norn's in skaldic poetry 

-The Norn's in the Prose Edda

-The Norn's in the Norse sagas of heroes and gods

-Influence of and variations of the Norn's throughout other mythologies

-Evidence of beliefs of Norn's surviving well into Christian-ruled Scandinavia

-Modern views on fate.

Sources:  

 https://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/others/the-norns/

https://www.johanegerkrans.com/products/the-norns

https://norse-mythology.org/cosmology/yggdrasil-and-the-well-of-urd/

https://www.worldhistory.org/Hurrians/

https://mythologysource.com/three-fates/

https://skjalden.com/norns/

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