* Northern Light : The Norns * by DreamRage
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* The Three Weird Sisters, Weavers of Fate.
The three most important norns, Urdr (Wyrd), Verdandi and Skuld come out from a hall standing at the Well of Urdr (well of fate) and they draw water from the well and take sand that lies around it, which they pour over the world-ash Yggdrasill so that its branches will not rot.
That dew which falls from it onto the earth is called by men honey-dew, and thereon are bees nourished. Two fowls are fed in Urdr's Well: they are called Swans, and from those fowls has come the race of birds which is so called.
Beside these three main norns, there are many other norns who arrive when a person is born in order to determine his or her future. There were both malevolent and benevolent norns, and the former caused all the malevolent and tragic events in the world while the latter were a kind of protective goddesses.
The sources vary in the stories. Some state that the Norns were the weavers of fate themselves, some say they were only seeing the fate of all beings and the whole universe.
" Thence come the maidens
mighty in wisdom,
Three from the dwelling
down 'neath the tree;
Urdr is one named,
Verdandi the next,--
On the wood they scored,--
and Skuld the third.
Laws they made there,
and life allotted
To the sons of men,
and set their fates."
** This is almost the end of this series, only one more to come next week... I really enjoyed working on this and also all of your wonderful feedback to it`s images.
Thank you and wishing you all the best Fate you can possibly have........
Comments (43)
gorgeous image with so much going for it and so much to take in, just beautiful.
wonderful image =)
Fantastic image!!
beautiful, wonderful interpretation and pov
och like an Escher image soo great soo good !! wonderful image
Excellent work, great series, kudos...
I was wondering what you might have planned for this one. Didn't expect something quite like this. Neat! Love the POV and effects.
Wonderful point of view, motion and magic. Lovely work.
You consistently make art unlike anything else here at Rendo. Superbly imaginative, great colour scheme, movement and lighting. Bravo!
Wonderful pov, lighting and composition. Interesting and cleverly done!
Outstanding image and narrative!!
Lovely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SPECTACULAR representation of the Norns! Very mystical and magic. Can't tell you how much I've loved this series of yours. The work you've put into the images, the excerpts telling about each one, just fantastic. I anxiously await the next (and last sob) image of this series, and hope this will prompt you to explore other pantheons of mythos you've done so wonderfully with this one.
Brilliant Image, Superb characters
Super Duper
WOW awesome.
Cool stuff!
Interesting choice of portrayal, Altough its a great styled image, lacking in that Each each of Norns does not look the exactly same
Magnificent!
Superb composition!!! Really beautiful!!!
Excellent image...well done...
Very cool interpitation of the weavers of fate. The Greek, Roman and Norse mythos all have a different spin on them but its all a good read. Very well done, and alot sexier than I remember them being ;)
fantastic!
Excellent image... and very cool interpretation!
Wow!! ~Impressive~ Pure Magic... FABULOUS!! ^5^
Wonderful job! I love the magical effects and the colors are awesome! Great lighting to go along with beautiful ladies! SUPERB!
Beautiful!
Wow, awesome composition! Very nice rune effects ^_^
superb take on that particular myth. the comp is incredible . well done :)(thanks for the stories as well they filled in a lot of things i never knew.)kudoes !
Great poses and lightning, fantastic picture!