Urðarbrunnr
E357070
Urðarbrunnr is the sacred well of fate in Norse mythology, where the Norns shape the destinies of gods and humans beneath the world tree Yggdrasil.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Urðarbrunnr canonical | 4 |
| Urdarbrunnr | 3 |
| Well of Urd | 1 |
| Well of Urðr | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
location in Norse mythology
ⓘ
mythological well ⓘ sacred spring ⓘ |
| altLabel |
Urðarbrunnr
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdarbrunnr
Well of Wyrd ⓘ
surface form:
Well of Fate
Urðarbrunnr self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Well of Urðr
Well of Wyrd ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Fulla
ⓘ
surface form:
Skuld
Urðr ⓘ Verðandi ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
destiny
ⓘ
fate ⓘ gods ⓘ humans ⓘ |
| category |
Mythological wells
ⓘ
Norse cosmological locations ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | junction between divine realm and fate ⓘ |
| cosmicLocation |
Asgard
ⓘ
surface form:
Ásgarðr
|
| describedAs | sacred well of fate ⓘ |
| etymologyContains |
Urðr
ⓘ
surface form:
Urðr (Norn of fate)
brunnr (Old Norse for well or spring) ⓘ |
| function | place where fate is shaped ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Norns ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfPrimaryGuardians | 3 ⓘ |
| label | Urðarbrunnr self-link ⓘ |
| locatedAt | root of Yggdrasil ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Yggdrasil ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Poetic Edda
ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ |
| mythology | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| near | thing-stead of the gods ⓘ |
| partOf | cosmology of Norse mythology ⓘ |
| primarySourceAuthor | Snorri Sturluson ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Norns
ⓘ
Yggdrasil ⓘ wyrd ⓘ |
| relatedMythicEvent | daily assembly of the gods at the well ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
place where Norns carve runes of fate
ⓘ
source of water used to sustain Yggdrasil ⓘ |
| sourceLanguage | Old Norse ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cosmic order
ⓘ
inevitability of fate ⓘ |
| temporalScope | shaping destinies of gods and humans throughout time ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Odin
ⓘ
Aesir ⓘ
surface form:
Æsir
|
| waterUsedFor | sprinkling Yggdrasil to keep it green and healthy ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Well of Urd
this entity surface form:
Urdarbrunnr
this entity surface form:
Urdarbrunnr
this entity surface form:
Well of Urðr
subject surface form:
Hvergelmir