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the emphasis changed or new imagery arrived". Davidson says that it is unclear where the nine worlds are located in relation to the tree; they could either exist one above the other or perhaps be grouped around the tree, but there are references to worlds existing beneath the tree, while the gods are pictured as in the sky, a rainbow bridge (
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Norse, possibly "the one digging under the plain" or possibly amended as "the one ruling in the ditch"), Ófnir (Old Norse "the winding one, the twisting one"), and Sváfnir (Old Norse, possibly "the one who puts to sleep = death"), who Odin adds that he thinks will forever gnaw on the tree's branches.
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In stanza 35, Odin says that Yggdrasil "suffers agony more than men know", as a hart bites it from above, it decays on its sides, and Níðhöggr bites it from beneath. In stanza 44, Odin provides a list of things that are what he refers to as the "noblest" of their kind. Within the list, Odin mentions
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comments that the existence of nine worlds around Yggdrasil is mentioned more than once in Old Norse sources, but the identity of the worlds is never stated outright, though it can be deduced from various sources. Davidson comments that "no doubt the identity of the nine varied from time to time as
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scurries up and down the ash Yggdrasil carrying "malicious messages" between the eagle and Níðhöggr. Four stags named Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr, and Duraþrór run between the branches of Yggdrasil and consume its foliage. In the spring Hvergelmir are so many snakes along with Níðhöggr "that no tongue
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through Ragnarök by hiding in Hoddmímis holt is "a case of reduplication of the anthropogeny, understandable from the cyclic nature of the Eddic eschatology". Simek says that Hoddmímis holt "should not be understood literally as a wood or even a forest in which the two keep themselves hidden, but
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In stanza 34, Odin says that more serpents lie beneath Yggdrasil "than any fool can imagine" and lists them as Góinn and Móinn (possibly meaning Old Norse "land animal"), which he describes as sons of Grafvitnir (Old Norse, possibly "ditch wolf"), Grábakr (Old Norse "Greyback"), Grafvölluðr (Old
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are then cited in support. High continues that the norns that live by the holy well Urðarbrunnr each day take water from the well and mud from around it and pour it over Yggdrasil so that the branches of the ash do not rot away or decay. High provides more information about Urðarbrunnr, cites a
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In chapter 16, Gangleri asks "what other particularly notable things are there to tell about the ash?" High says there is quite a lot to tell about. High continues that an eagle sits on the branches of Yggdrasil and that it has much knowledge. Between the eyes of the eagle sits a hawk called
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Davidson comments that "the position of the tree in the centre as a source of luck and protection for gods and men is confirmed" by these rituals to Warden Trees. Davidson notes that the gods are described as meeting beneath Yggdrasil to hold their
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says that Yggdrasil is the biggest and best of all trees, that its branches extend out over all of the world and reach out over the sky. Three of the roots of the tree support it, and these three roots also extend extremely far: one "is among the
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The conception of the tree rising through a number of worlds is found in northern Eurasia and forms part of the shamanic lore shared by many peoples of this region. This seems to be a very ancient conception, perhaps based on the
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who lives inside a tree, whose descendants repopulate the land after life there has been wiped out by plague (citing a retelling by F. R. Schröder). In addition, Simek points to an Old Norse parallel in the figure of
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While Yggdrasil is not mentioned by name in the poem and other trees exist in Norse mythology, the tree is near universally accepted as Yggdrasil by scholars, and if the tree is Yggdrasil, then the name
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rather as an alternative name for the world-tree Yggdrasill. Thus, the creation of humanity from tree trunks (Askr, Embla) is repeated after the Ragnarǫk as well." Simek says that in
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describes how Odin sacrificed himself by hanging from a tree, making this tree Odin's gallows. This tree may have been Yggdrasil. "The horse of the hanged" is a
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were venerated in areas of Germany and Scandinavia, considered to be guardians and bringers of luck, and offerings were sometimes made to them. A massive
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Davidson says that the notion of an eagle atop a tree and the world serpent coiled around the roots of the tree has parallels in other cosmologies from
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replies "It is the ash Yggdrasil. There the gods must hold their courts each day". Gangleri asks what there is to tell about Yggdrasil.
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for gallows and therefore Odin's gallows may have developed into the expression "Odin's horse", which then became the name of the tree.
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In stanza 31, Odin says that the ash Yggdrasil has three roots that grow in three directions. He details that beneath the first lives
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In the stanza that follows, Odin describes how he had no food nor drink there, that he peered downward, and that "I took up the
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must run across Yggdrasil and bring "the eagle's word" from above to Níðhöggr below. Stanza 33 describes that four
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with cosmological lore. Yggdrasil is first mentioned in the poem in stanza 29, where Odin says that, because the "
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upon which "the horse of the highest god is bound". Both of these etymologies rely on a presumed but unattested
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Carolyne Larrington notes that it is nowhere expressly stated what will happen to Yggdrasil during the events of
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would then mean "tree of terror, gallows". F. R. Schröder has proposed a fourth etymology according to which
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In stanza 20, the völva says that from the lake under the tree come three "maidens deep in knowledge" named
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are given. "Illustrious one" is provided as an example, appearing in a Christianity-influenced work by the
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is quoted that mentions that Yggdrasil is the foremost of trees. In chapter 54, as part of the events of
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is recorded as having had ale poured over its roots during festivals. The tree was felled in 1874.
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named Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór consume "the highest boughs" of Yggdrasil.
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means "ash tree") refers specifically to the tree. According to this interpretation,
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cosmos from what we are told in the sources have only added to the confusion".
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The norns Urðr, Verðandi, and Skuld beneath the world tree Yggdrasil (1882) by
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comments that behind Irminsul, Thor's Oak in Geismar, and the sacred tree at
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falls from Yggdrasil to the earth, explaining that "this is what people call
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to go "sit as judge at the ash of Yggdrasill". In the stanza that follows, a
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Nevertheless, scholarly opinions regarding the precise meaning of the name
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European Paganism: the Realities of Cult from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
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may be another name for Yggdrasil and that if the Hoard-Mímir of the name
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tree, and therefore "a central tree was a natural symbol for them also".
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shamans, a central tree may be used as a ladder to ascend the heavens.
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Anthropomorphic wooden cult figurines of Central and Northern Europe
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in disguise) asks where is the chief or holiest place of the gods.
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Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs
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A third interpretation, presented by F. Detter, is that the name
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Líf and Lífþrasir after emerging from Hoddmímis holt (1895) by
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Yggdrasil first, and states that it is the "noblest of trees".
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Carlyle, Thomas (2009). "Appendix: Igdrasil. From the Norse".
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are given that the Æsir ride to "sit as judges" at Yggdrasil.
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Schröder, Franz Rolf (1931). "Germanische Schöpfungsmythen".
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adopted "Igdrasil" as a favorite symbol; it features in both
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worshiped their deities in open forest clearings and that a
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that is central to the cosmos and considered very holy. The
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Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology
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Die Helden und Götter des Nordens, oder das Buch der Sagen
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to be other names for the tree. The tree is an example of
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is the name of the tree itself or if only the full term
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people, clan, and place names in Germanic heroic legend
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The title page of Olive Bray's 1908 translation of the
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Nixon, Jude V. (2009). "Thomas Carlyle's Igdrasil".
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On Heroes, Hero-Worship, & the Heroic in History
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Ehrenberg; 542:on that tree of which no man knows 531:I know that I hung on a windy tree 97:in the heavens, one to the spring 14: 4934: 2083: 3540:Austri, Vestri, Norðri and Suðri 2767:Austri, Vestri, Norðri and Suðri 2581: 2369: 2159: 2061:Dictionary of Northern Mythology 1210:(around 1950) by B. Marklund in 561:directly relates to this story. 91:traditional governing assemblies 77:compiled in the 13th century by 2028:. Fält & Hässler, Värnamo. 1826: 1784:from the original on 6 May 2019 1766: 1692: 1249:Yggdrasil is a common motif in 977:theorizes that the survival of 778:In chapter 41, the stanza from 332: 142:, and scholars in the field of 16:Immense tree in Norse cosmology 3977:Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán 2677:Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán 1396: 337: 32:"The Ash Yggdrasil" (1886) by 1: 2063:. Translated by Angela Hall. 1857: 637: 599:must wade through the rivers 564: 301:means "yew pillar", deriving 65:Yggdrasil is attested in the 4908:Locations in Norse mythology 442:It stands forever green over 395:In the second stanza of the 173:is "Odin's horse", meaning " 149: 120:Scholars generally consider 50:) is an immense and central 7: 4918:Trees in Germanic mythology 4047:Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr 1804:"Yggdrasil, The World Tree" 1280: 938:. John Lindow concurs that 833: 426:An ash I know there stands, 10: 4939: 4913:Trees in Germanic paganism 4714:Festivals and holy periods 961:and Yggdrasil in the poem 862:lore in northern Eurasia: 775:, and from it bees feed". 767:in support, and adds that 544:from where its roots run. 520:In stanza 138 of the poem 502: 497:and the giant slips free. 369: 101:, and another to the well 21:Yggdrasil (disambiguation) 18: 4864: 4754: 4713: 4632: 4625: 4535: 4497: 4202: 4151: 4110: 4101: 3982:Nine Mothers of Heimdallr 3708: 3695:named animals and plants 3630: 3520: 3222: 3157: 3004: 2871: 2848: 2839: 2759: 2709: 2687: 2651: 2590: 2579: 2514: 2421: 2378: 2367: 2321: 2255: 2227: 2199: 2175: 2168: 2157: 2130: 1251:Marvel Cinematic Universe 1242:is the name of a popular 440:that drop in the valleys. 3803:Black elves (Svartálfar) 1298: 482:, that Odin speaks with 438:From there come the dews 4685:Sacred trees and groves 3925:Hamskerpir and Garðrofa 3798:Light elves (Ljósálfar) 2122:and its inhabitants in 1981:Oxford University Press 1953:Oxford World's Classics 1930:Oxford University Press 609:list of names of horses 467: 428:Yggdrasill is its name, 320: 304: 296: 288: 280: 272: 253: 245: 237: 229: 221: 204: 188: 180: 168: 34:Friedrich Wilhelm Heine 4543: 3793:Dark elves (Dökkálfar) 3442:Narfi (father of Nott) 2699:Connected by the tree 2356:Sacred tree at Uppsala 2118:The cosmological tree 1732:Carlyle Studies Annual 1701:Carlyle Studies Annual 1182:library auditorium in 1036: 946:is the same figure as 911: 877: 667: 656: 547: 517: 500: 493:the ash, as it stands. 450: 392: 387: 162: 36: 3935:Skinfaxi and Hrímfaxi 3214:Sister-wife of Njörðr 2341:Grove of the Semnones 2220:and numerous serpents 2146:(travels up and down) 1866:Davidson, Hilda Ellis 1293:Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X 1159:to its name in 1890. 1047:tree standing atop a 1014: 971:hide in Yggdrasill." 906: 864: 824:Hallvarðr Háreksblesi 662: 647: 603:and two rivers named 583:) provides the young 577:, Odin (disguised as 528: 512: 488: 430:a tall tree, showered 423: 379: 329:(meaning "support"). 157: 31: 4705:Wetlands and islands 3825:Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn 2560:Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn 2150:Veðrfölnir and eagle 1268:Thor: The Dark World 1253:media, appearing in 844:Hilda Ellis Davidson 753:. 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Index

Yggdrasil (disambiguation)

Friedrich Wilhelm Heine
Old Norse
sacred tree
Norse cosmology
Nine Worlds
Poetic Edda
Prose Edda
Snorri Sturluson
ash tree
gods
traditional governing assemblies
Urðarbrunnr
Hvergelmir
Mímisbrunnr
Níðhöggr
unnamed eagle
Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór
Hoddmímis holt
Mímameiðr
Læraðr
sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology
Germanic philology

Lorenz Frølich
gallows
Odin's many names
Hávamál
kenning

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