The ash is the best and greatest of all trees;
Its branches spread out over the whole world
And reach up over heaven.
The Tree is held in position by three roots that spread far out;
One in among the Aesir, The second among the frost ogres where once was Ginningagap, And the third extends over Niflheim, And under that root is the well Hvergelmir; But Nidhogg gnaws at the root from below.
Under the root that turns in the direction of the frost ogres
lies the spring of Mimir, In which is hidden wisdom and understanding; Mimir is the name of the owner of the spring.
The third root of the ash tree is in the sky,
And under that root is the very sacred spring called the spring of Urd. There the gods hold their court of Justice."
Its branches spread out over the whole world
And reach up over heaven.
The Tree is held in position by three roots that spread far out;
One in among the Aesir, The second among the frost ogres where once was Ginningagap, And the third extends over Niflheim, And under that root is the well Hvergelmir; But Nidhogg gnaws at the root from below.
Under the root that turns in the direction of the frost ogres
lies the spring of Mimir, In which is hidden wisdom and understanding; Mimir is the name of the owner of the spring.
The third root of the ash tree is in the sky,
And under that root is the very sacred spring called the spring of Urd. There the gods hold their court of Justice."
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moniker42:
I was thinking of getting a (an?) yggdrasil tattoo
dmac:
These are some very cool posts. I'm not familiar with this stuff. I noticed zenFish referred to them as norse literature. Author?????