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Urðarbrunnr, the Well of Urðr

Modern interpretation

Why this step

Urðarbrunnr, the well of Urðr, lies beneath the root in Gylfaginning, and the gods hold their court there. The entry adds that Völuspá has the ash grow green by Urðr’s well. In Gylfaginning the gods’ court and the well the Norns draw from are the same place.

From the Lorebook

A well beneath the tree where, in Snorri’s account, the gods hold court.

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