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*[[wikipedia: | *[[wikipedia:Verðandi|Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld]] are the Old Norse terms for "fate", "present" and "future", the names given to the [[wikipedia:Norns|Norns]]. Roughly analogous to the Greek [[wikipedia:Moirai|Fates]], the Norns are three figures from the [[wikipedia:Völuspá|Völuspá]], a poem in the [[wikipedia:Poetic Edda|Poetic Edda]], which is possibly the religious text in question. According to this poem, the Norns sit at the base of the World Tree,[[Wikipedia:yggdrasil|''Yggdrasil'']], weaving its roots into a tapestry which tells story of all Mankind; past, present and future. | ||
*"A Wind Age, a Wolf Age" is drawn directly from the ''Völuspá'', specifically verse 45, concerning [[wikipedia:Ragnar%C3%B6k|Ragnarök's]] aftermath. The terms were also used in [[Bungie]]'s ''[[Myth]]'' series. | *"A Wind Age, a Wolf Age" is drawn directly from the ''Völuspá'', specifically verse 45, concerning [[wikipedia:Ragnar%C3%B6k|Ragnarök's]] aftermath. The terms were also used in [[Bungie]]'s ''[[Myth]]'' series. | ||
*The [[wikipedia:Hesperides|Hesperides]] were nymphs who tended to a blissful garden. They were daughters of [[wikipedia:Hesperus|Hesperus]] the [[wikipedia:evening_star|Evening Star]], also known as the planet [[Venus]]. | *The [[wikipedia:Hesperides|Hesperides]] were nymphs who tended to a blissful garden. They were daughters of [[wikipedia:Hesperus|Hesperus]] the [[wikipedia:evening_star|Evening Star]], also known as the planet [[Venus]]. |
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