Urdarbrunn (Well Of Urd): Abode Of Fate Goddesses And Powerful Symbol In Norse Beliefs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Hvergelmir (located in Niflheim) is a "bubbling boiling spring."
According to the Prose Edda, the spring is one of the three significant springs at the primary roots of the cosmic tree Yggdrasil. Ancient fairy tales in Norse mythology say that this fantastic sacred ash tree had three roots, which sucked water from three different sources.
The other two crucial sources of Yggdrasil's well-being are Mímisbrunnr (Mimir Well) and Urðarbrunnr (Well of Urd, also known as Well of Fate), inhabited by the Norns.
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