- Verðandi
Verðandi (possibly "happening" or "present"Orchard (1997:174).] ), sometimes anglicized as Verdandi, is a
Norn inNorse mythology . Along withUrðr (Old Norse "fate"Orchard (1997:169).] ) and Skuld (possibly "debt" or "future"Orchard (1997:151).] ), Verðandi makes up a trio of Norns that are described as deciding the fates of man.Etymology
"Verðandi" is literally the present tense of the
Old Norse verb "verða", "to become", and is commonly translated as "in the making" or "that which is happening/becoming"; it is related to the Dutch word "worden" and the German word "werden", both meaning "to become".Attestation
"Völuspá"
She appears in the following verse from the "
Poetic Edda " poem "Völuspá ", along with Urðr and Skuld:Modern influence
The Norns have been the subject for a number of artistic depictions and references in modern culture, where the concept of the trio is more often used than the individual Norns, thus no depictions of Verðandi alone exist. Verdandi is the name of a Swedish radical student organisation founded in 1882 by
Karl Staaff "et al."cite web|url=http://www.foreningenverdandi.se/historik.htm|title=Studentföreningen Verdandi|date=2007-06-09|publisher=Föreningen Verdandi|language=Swedish|accessdate=2008-10-03] The name is also featured in modern music, where a small number of song and album titles are influenced by Verðandi. These include theneofolk band Verdandi, two albums with the same name by the Ukraninian ambient black metal band Moloch and the Russianblack metal band Raven Dark, and a handful of song titles by various artists.cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/search?type=all&q=verdandi&btn=Search|title=verdandi - Discogs Search|accessdate=2008-10-03]Notes
References
* Orchard, Andy (1997). "Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend".
Cassell . ISBN 0 304 34520 2
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