Thorskegga has started a series of paintings depicting the gods worshipped by the Anglo-Saxon and Norse settlers in England.
Urd is one of the three Norns (fates) of the Norse myths.
She is shown here among the leaves of the World Tree which the norns protect. She is spinning a life thread, a common theme in European fate myths which is occassionally mentioned in the sagas. The swan is a symbol of the Valkyries who are closely connected with the Norns (see Skuld). The rune staves at the top represent knowledge of the future. Before here is Urd's Well.
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