The branches of Yggdrasil extend far into the heavens, and the tree is supported by three roots that extend far away into other locations one to the well Urðarbrunnr in the heavens, one to the spring Hvergelmir, and another to the well Mímisbrunnr.Īpart from that the norns, these divine females tend to use the branches or pieces of Yggdrasil to predict or weave destiny as well, but norse mythology destiny is not usually set in stone.
The gods go to Yggdrasil daily to assemble at their things. “Yggdrasil is an immense ash tree that is center to the cosmos and considered very holy. That said in my years of watching anime and reading fantasy books and playing fantasy games it’s hard not to pay attention to a gigantic tree that holds an immense amount of power and vitality that people or other beings can draw power from at times as well or they are responsible for keeping the world at balance or something of the sort.įirst of all though you might be confused so I will explain the origins of Yggdrasil. I don’t have any specific mythos I’m fixated on if I’m honest, although I do tend to like greek mythology quite a bit.
So I tend to mythos or history in my anime from time to time.
