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Wyrd

deity Old English single tradition · 1

Wyrd is a singular power that "weaves" destinies. Later texts mention the Wyrds as a group.

When

First attested
700 CE
Attested period
700 – 1000
Historical notes
Attested in Old English texts.

Relationships

co occurs with
Rožanicy, Sudičky, Narenčnice, Rodjenice, Sudjenice, Rojenice, Moirai, Atropos, Laima, Parcae, Deivės Valdytojos, Norns, Fates, Rodzanice, Lachesis, Gulses, Klotho

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Fates

Source passages

“Old English texts, such as Rhyme Poem 70, and Guthlac 1350 f., reference Wyrd as a singular power that "weaves" destinies. Later texts mention the Wyrds as a group, with Geoffrey Chaucer referring to them as "the Werdys that we clepyn Destiné" in The Legend of Good Women.”

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