A man named Gest gained long life because one of this cadre prophesied that he would last as long as the candle by his cradle, after which another of them put out the candle to keep it from burning down.
A man named Gest gained long life because one of this cadre prophesied that he would last as long as the candle by his cradle, after which another of them put out the candle to keep it from burning down. They are subservient to the wishes of Orlog, the eternal law of the universe. Another tale says they were also guardians who let only Idun pass to harvest the youth-giving apples, although more commonly they are said to live by the spring Urdarbrunn, which lies under one of the roots of the world-tree Yggdrasil. Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld are, for ten points, what trio, the Norse equivalent of the Fates?
A man named Gest gained long life because one of this cadre prophesied that he would last as long as the candle by his cradle, after which another of them put out the candle to keep it from burning down.
The {Norns}