Winifred Hodge Rose These maids shape / make people’s aldrs (skapa monnum aldr); we call them Norns. (Gylfaginning in the Edda) Then came three Gods, potent and loving Aesir from their homes. They found on land Askr and Embla, capable of little, orlog-less. (Voluspa vs. 17, Poetic Edda) Urdh one is called, Verdandi another – … Continue reading Aldr and Orlay: Weaving a World