Uncertainty continues whether Mimir was a god or a giant but the location of the Well of Mimir in Jotunheim is as intriguing as the legendary waters giving wisdom to all who drink from it. Although Mimir was beheaded during the war between the Aesir and Vanir, Odin takes Mimir’s head and magically embalms it, preserving the ability for Mimir to speak and offer his wisdom. Beneath the third root is the Well of Mimir, guarded by Mimir, the wisest figure in Norse myth but of uncertain origin. The Norns also care for Yggdrasil, sprinkling the tree with waters from the Well of Urd to sustain the tree.Yggdrasil’s third root is located in Jotunheim, the realm of the frost giants. The Norns themselves are important in Norse mythology and are powerful female spirits who guard the Well of Urd, carving the runes foretelling the future and destinies of mortals and gods into Yggdrasil. Located beneath the roots of Yggdrasil is the dragon Nidhogg which continuously devours the corpses of the dead and gnaws on Yggdrasil itself.The second root stretches toward Asgard, the realm of the gods and to the Well of Urd, the waters associated with Fate and the Norns. Above this root is the Well of Hvergelmir, the source of the eleven rivers that run through Nifelheim. One of Yggdrasil’s roots is located in Nifelheim, the realm of the dead. Yggdrasil has three main roots which each connect to one of the three planes that support the Nine Realms. Yggdrasil, also known as the World Tree or The Great Ash, upholds the Nine Realms and is a prominent part of Norse Cosmology.
0 kommentar(er)
