Verdandi - Verdandi One of the three norns in Norse Mythology. Her name means "being"..
Well of Urd - one of the roots of the Yggdrasil. Also near the well in a hall are three Norns (or Nornir) that tend the well - Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld, personifications of fate. They engrave the fate of all humans onto the trunk of the Yggdrasil and attend to the needs of the tree..
Oh! My Goddess - fact that Belldandy's two sisters, Urd and Skuld, move in as well, and bring a whole lot of trouble with them. The series is well-loved by fans for several reasons: its artwork is generally recognized as beautiful, and the storylines balance screwball comedy with sweet romance that never gets saccharine. Bits of Norse mythology are incorporated in the comic. The three goddesses are based on the Norns (analogous to the Greek fates) Urd, Verdandi/Verthandi, and Skuld, who represent the past, present and future respectively. The goddesses access a computer system called Yggdrasil, which in Norse mythology is the tree that holds up the world. The theme is to add dramatic color and is not strictly held to. The original Japanese title is "Aa, Megami-sama," the translation of which led to a.
Norns - are three old crones by the names of Urd (fate), Skuld (necessity) and Verdandi (being). They live beneath the roots of Yggdrasil, (although some accounts have it that they dwell above the arch of the Bifrost Bridge), where they weave the tapestry of fates. Each man's (and woman's) life is a string in their loom, and the length of the string is the length of the person's life. Thus everything is preordained in the Norse Religion: even the gods have their own threads, though the norns do not let the gods see those. This clear subjection of the gods to a power outside their control and the implication that they, too, will have an End are major themes of the literature surrounding the mythology. See also: Moirae Parcae Norns are also.
