| 单词 | Norn |
| 例句 | “Now,” boomed Wednesday, over the mechanical music, “at the start of any quest or enterprise it behooves us to consult the Norns. So let us designate this Sybil our Urd, eh?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z A soprano who does the Third Norn in Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” might, if she’s lucky, eventually graduate to Brünnhilde. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Billy Budd,’ an Unusual Foray for Mark Padmore 2014-02-06T23:28:59Z The company promptly put her on the main stage as the Third Norn in Wagner’s six-hour “Götterdämmerung,” a part that clocks in at perhaps six minutes. Want to Be a Star? Take Your Lumps 2010-12-26T02:24:10Z She is also indisputably mother of the three Norns. A to Z of Wagner: E is for winsome heroines 2013-03-26T17:54:29Z That same year, she sang the Third Norn in Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung,” again with Mr. Levine in the pit. James Levine Ends a Climactic Season With the Met Orchestra 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z All the other cast members, from Norns to Rhinemaidens, gave strong performances. Dalayman's rapturous Immolation caps `Ring' 2013-05-03T15:38:08Z There are enjoyably antic bits, as when the three future-telling Norns, wielding pieces of their broken rope, sing a trio offering sage advice to women to “hogtie your man.” Review: ‘Das Barbecü’ Is Wagner’s ‘Ring’ With a Side of Brisket 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z He portrays all three of the Norns, the daughters of Erda who foretell destiny. Chicago stages drive-through Wagner in underground garage 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Traditional craftsmanship is at the heart of Roach’s brand, which is running workshops over LCW in collaboration with the textile design consultancy Norn, to help educate attendees on artisanal craft techniques. Craft Werk: Meet the maestros of the fashion industry 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z “Mass panic” ensued when one woman suffered a seizure in a factory where temperatures were later found to be reaching 37C, said Norn Sophea, who represents the Collective Union of Movement of Workers. Revealed: mass faintings in Cambodian factories supplying Nike and Puma 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z In it he focuses on the Norns, the elf-like race, and what happened to them after the events of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. Tropes, trolls and Trump: the fantasy writer who inspired George RR Martin 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Given he has also been abused on the social networking site for choosing the Republic O'Ireland over Norn Iron, and for not wearing a Remembrance Day poppy, it is perhaps for the best. The Fiver 2013-02-27T16:45:44Z For one thing, the Asura are much more nimble than the Norn. 'Guild Wars 2' Review - Part Four: Having Fun With The Asura 2012-09-15T03:03:51Z Manchester United's Jonny Evans has been named in the Norn Iron 1-0 squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Russia and Luxembourg next month. The Fiver 2012-08-28T18:24:41Z Miss Penny explained, "of Ironic Fate and the quacking of the Norns and all that." Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z It’s unclear whether he’s talking about the Trump administration or his otherworldly Norns when he says, “No one thinks they are the bad guys – not unless they’re sociopaths, anyway.” Tropes, trolls and Trump: the fantasy writer who inspired George RR Martin 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Even Wagner’s mournful, fortunetelling Norns would have been stumped by the arrival of a spot-lit Morris. Boos, Cheers for ‘Gotterdammerung’ at Met: Manuela Hoelterhoff 2012-01-31T13:10:41Z My Norn Warrior is a lumbering creature who talks in a deep baritone and is surrounded by other big, burly, annoying masculine men and women. 'Guild Wars 2' Review - Part Four: Having Fun With The Asura 2012-09-15T03:03:51Z Brunhilde, with the young Norn soul That has no peace, and grim as those That spun the thread of life, give heed: Peace is concealed in every rose. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z And now you see the Geschlechtsleben working yeastily and obscurely, and once again the quacking of the Norns is audible. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z The Norns, three sisters, also lived at the roots of Yggdrasil, and were careful to see that it was watered every day. Asgard Stories Tales from Norse Mythology 2011-09-22T02:00:24.717Z We wound our horns again for our own comfort, for we wotted not but that the Norns were weaving our fates—” “Out upon thee, Denewulf,” interrupted the dame. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z But rather than the macho Norn heroes, the Asura savants manage comic relief at every turn. 'Guild Wars 2' Review - Part Four: Having Fun With The Asura 2012-09-15T03:03:51Z The root that extends into Asgard is carefully tended by three Norns, who correspond to the Fates of Greek mythology. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z At its foot is the Undar fountain where sit the three Norns or Fates—time past, time present, and time to come; these give Runic characters and laws to men, and fix their destinies. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z Norns their threads of fate have spun Lust and virtue, grace and pride— When the day of life is done. His Lady of the Sonnets 2011-09-10T02:00:23.740Z In Scandinavian traditions a disagreement among the Norns is not uncommon. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z The Asura are easily as arrogant as the Norn, but they’re more endearing at the same time. 'Guild Wars 2' Review - Part Four: Having Fun With The Asura 2012-09-15T03:03:51Z The story of the visit of the Norns shows a very remarkable resemblance to the Greek legend of Althaea and Meleager. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes These maidens fix the life-time of all men and are called Norns. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z We are not mortals to grow old," said the Norns, "and true love does not grow old either. Tales of Romance In some places the Norns or Parc� have got transformed into the three Maries; in others they closely retain their original character. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Humans and Norn both live in pretty bland high-fantasy settings, but the Asura inhabit a high-tech, high-magic region replete with cool, almost Aztecan structures. 'Guild Wars 2' Review - Part Four: Having Fun With The Asura 2012-09-15T03:03:51Z One would like to have known more about Norn and its 'Vysies,' which might have formed an interesting and instructive link between some of the Northern ballads. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes But those men to whom misfortunes happen ought to ascribe them to the evil Norns.’ Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z But the Norns, the Fates, have decreed that his joy shall not endure. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) In one case, two Norns assign to a newborn child long life and happiness, but the third and youngest decrees that he shall only live while a lighted taper burns. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Before our faces stands only your Empire, one mighty in military power, it is true, but behind us threatens and urges the terrible mother of the Norns. A Captive of the Roman Eagles The Norns were represented in Scandinavian mythology as women with the power of shaping human destiny. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes But there are indeed many other Norns, for when a man is born there is a Norn to determine his fate. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z It is interesting to note how their influence is reflected and depicted by Shakespeare's genius in Macbeth, where the three witches surely, though perhaps unconsciously, derive their origin from the Norse Norns. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) As the Fates were represented by the ancient Greeks as spinning the destinies of men, so the Norns in the Norse mythology are said to weave the destinies of the heroes who die in battle. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer Near it is the dwelling of the Norns, fates or weird sisters, who establish laws and uphold them by their judgments, and allot to every man his span of life. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems But the youngest Norn thought that she was not receiving enough attention compared with the other two, since they were held in high account yet did not consult her about these prophecies. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos kept Jupiter himself in awe of their shears, and the old Norns, Urdur, Verdandi, and Skuld, ruined Wotan's power and his glory. In a Little Town Before his sister, Helgi's loving wife, the slayer pleads the will of Odin and the Norns, goddesses of immutable fate, and offers rich compensation to her. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) On the Valkyries' rock, where Siegfried woke Br�nnhilde, the Norns were gathering. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces The latter was visited by the Norns as he lay in his cradle, and they promised him sumptuous entertainment in Valhalla when his earthly career should be ended. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas Never will in maddest hours of freedom consented to such doom; we were condemned at birth, our threads were spoiled upon the fingers of the Norns. Apologia Diffidentis A pitiful sight was that of an old, gray haired man named Norn. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin In the oldest Germanic sagas we find frequently confounded with the Valkyries, the Norns, the rulers of the fate of gods and men. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Erda: Goddess of Wisdom; mother of the three Fates or Norns and of the nine Valkyries. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces The Norns sometimes wove webs so large that while one of the weavers stood on a high mountain in the extreme east, another waded far out into the western sea. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas In her slow and solemn sleep-weighted tones, she tells him that the Norns spin into their coil the visions of her illuminated sleep. The Wagnerian Romances Strive not against the will of Odin, nor against the Norns.' The Book of Romance And every day these Norns sprinkled the tree with the water of life from the Urdar fountain, and so kept it forever green. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes The first Norn was old and tall and lay where Br�nnhilde had lain—under the spreading fir tree. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Some authorities, moreover, declare that Skuld, the third Norn, was at times a Valkyr, and at others personated the goddess of death, the terrible Hel. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas The eternal coil of the law, whatever wild curses they have woven into it, the Norns shall see cut through by Nothung. The Wagnerian Romances And so it came that Odin and the Gods left Asgard and came to Urda's Well, where, under the great root of Ygdrassil, the three Norns sat, with the two fair swans below them. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths The third day opens with a prelude, in which we see three Norns, weaving world's fate. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas He was forecast a hero by the Norns, and at fifteen slew Hunding, who had slain his father. Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America The Valkyrs were considered as divinities of the air; they were also called Norns, or wish maidens. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas The one who knows all that was, is, and shall be, she tells him; the ancestress of the everlasting world, older than time; the mother of the Norns who speak with Wotan nightly. The Wagnerian Romances Long, long he stood looking on the Norns with the eyes of a God, while the others listened to the murmur of the swans and the falling of the leaves of Ygdrassil into Urda's Well. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths "Oh, I wish you wouldn't, Norn," protested Patricia, in a small voice. Miss Pat at School Is your stained glass window done, Norn, and has Marty been behaving as well as ever? Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge He questioned the Norns and the magician Rossthiof, through whom he learned that Vali would come to avenge his brother Balder and to supplant his father Odin. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas As night begins to yield to dawn, confusion falls on the minds of the Norns; their visions, they complain, are dim. The Wagnerian Romances Odin turned from gazing on the Norns, and looked upon Frigga, his queenly wife. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths Aren't you thankful I made you put on your best duds, Norn? Miss Pat at School "I've had a mighty lucky day, Norn," she said with real thankfulness. Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge After they had lovingly regaled him with the golden mead, Allfather bade him follow to the Urdar fountain, where the Norns were ever busy weaving their web. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas The Norns, as it were to while away the heavy hour before dawn, spin and sing. The Wagnerian Romances "Nevertheless I will go visit the Norns with Odin and my comrades," said Thor. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths "Dear old Norn," she thought with a returning glow. Miss Pat at School Don't you think I might do with less, Norn? Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge The Northern goddesses of fate, who were called Norns, were in nowise subject to the other gods, who might neither question nor influence their decrees. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas High looms the castle built by giants," sings the youngest of the Norns; "there in the hall sits Wotan amid the holy clan of the gods and heroes. The Wagnerian Romances The three sisters that are the holy Norns guard it, and they take the white water from it to water Ygdrassil, that the Tree of Life may keep green and strong. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths There isn't anything that tells the truth so straight as our sort of work, Norn. Miss Pat at School Come, Norn, tell us what you and Bruce have been up to while we've been wandering toward the sunny South this last two weeks. Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge “In the mansion it was night: The Norns came, Who should the prince’s Life determine.” Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas At the rising of the curtain the three Norns are dimly discerned upon the well-known scene of Brünnhilde's sleep, before the entrance to the rocky hall where Siegfried and she have their dwelling. The Wagnerian Romances "Open the gate, Heimdall," said the All-Father, "open the gate, for today the Gods would visit the holy Norns." The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths "Good old Norn!" she cried, with a mighty hug. Miss Pat at School "Oh, Norn, listen to this," she cried, following the others into Elinor's room. Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge When the Norn Mother saw the Whirlwind Hour Greatening and darkening as it hurried on, She left the Heaven of Heroes and came down To make a man to meet the mortal need. Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday A Comprehensive View of Lincoln as Given in the Most Noteworthy Essays, Orations and Poems, in Fiction and in Lincoln's Own Writings The triad of E-flat minor is common property, but something told me Wagner had been browsing on Bach; on this particular prelude had, in fact, got a starting point for the Norn music. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques "Yes, for I am Keeper of the Way to the Norns," said Heimdall. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths "I envy you, Norn, being among live people." Miss Pat at School "Judy's up to some of her old tricks, Norn," she hazarded. Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge Unfathomable is the Norn's rede; Sigurd should have been thy husband. The Vikings of Helgeland The Prose Dramas Of Henrik Ibsen, Vol. III. But in the notes to their version of Macbeth the character of the Weird Sisters is also misunderstood, though Warburton is referred to, who had already suggested their derivations from the Valkyrs or Norns. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda A mortal woman she was now, and the Norns began to spin the thread of her mortal destiny. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths "Don't beat around the bush so long, for pity's sake, Norn!" Miss Pat at School Have the Norns given forth their shaming? have they fallen in the fight? The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs True enough; evil Norns hold sway over the world; but their might is little if they find not helpers in our own heart. The Vikings of Helgeland The Prose Dramas Of Henrik Ibsen, Vol. III. Though the word “Norn” has been lost in England and Germany, it is possibly preserved in a German folk-lore ditty, which speaks of three Sisters of Fate as “Nuns.” The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda The third Norn then continues the tale her sisters have begun, and tells how Wotan came home with a shivered spear one day, and bade the gods cut down the tree. Stories of the Wagner Opera "I don't think it would be such a bad sort of thing, do you, Norn?" Miss Pat at School O Norns, fast bound from helping, O Gods that never weep, Ye have left stark death to help us, and the semblance of our sleep! The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs A baleful web has the Norn woven around us twain. The Vikings of Helgeland The Prose Dramas Of Henrik Ibsen, Vol. III. They, like the Norns, “go hand in hand.” The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda My sword once splintered a spear;— The endless coil Of counsel of old, Wove they with wasting Curses its web; Norns shall not cover from Nothung! Stories of the Wagner Opera "Are they such serious people as you thought them, Norn?" Miss Pat at School It is good, my sister," said Hogni, "to abide in the harness of war When the days and the days are changing, and the Norns' feet stand by the door. The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs It is the Norn's will that we two shall hold together; it cannot be altered. The Vikings of Helgeland The Prose Dramas Of Henrik Ibsen, Vol. III. It is looked upon as an ancient effigy of the German Norns. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda In answer to the god's inquiries about the future, she bids him question the Norns and Brunhilde. Stories of the Wagner Opera Wake up, Norn, and give me a criticism. Miss Pat at School She said: "I was waking and dreamed, or I slept and saw the truth; The Norns are hooded and angry, and the Gods have forgotten their ruth." The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs Happy is he who has strength to battle with the Norn—and it is that I have now in hand. The Vikings of Helgeland The Prose Dramas Of Henrik Ibsen, Vol. III. Some of them fancied that what appears to be a beard might after all be the hair of one of the fays or Norns, tied round the chin. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda The Norns, or Northern goddesses of fate, are seen in the dim light before dawn, busily weaving the web of destiny on the rocky hillside where the Walkyries formerly held their tryst. Stories of the Wagner Opera I bet she opens her eyes when she sees yours, Norn. Miss Pat at School "This gift," said the Son of Sigmund, "the Norns shall give me yet, And no blossom slain by the sunshine while the leaves with dew are wet." The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs All good gifts may a man give his faithful friend—all, save the woman he loves; for if he do that, he rends the Norn's secret web, and two lives are wrecked. The Vikings of Helgeland The Prose Dramas Of Henrik Ibsen, Vol. III. In one place at the roots of Yggdrasil was a fair fountain called the Urdar-well, where the three Norn maidens, who knew the past, present, and future, dwelt with their pets, the two white swans. Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People A mysterious and epic touch is added by the three ancient hags-evidently of these minor Norns who watch over individual destinies and announce the irrevocable doom of the gods. The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays It's a good thing I have you to keep me straight, Norn. Miss Pat at School "Thy word and the Norns'," said Sigurd, "but never a word of mine." The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs The last hour of the old gods has come; the Norns spin their web on the Valkyries' rock; it breaks, and they sink into the earth, knowing that all is finished. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas There, in the dim grey of early dawn, sit the three Norns, unravelling from their thread of gold the secrets of the present, past, and future. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. You went ahead and laid a lot of plans on the lap of the Norns, and then the old ladies stood up and scattered everything helter-skelter. Kit of Greenacre Farm Think of them, Norn—those people who felt her spell and heard the message. Miss Pat at School "I see thee great in thine anger, and the Norns thou heedest not." The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs The Norn scene is as purely theatrical as anything he wrote; the atmosphere is, so to speak, artificially weird. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas And how wittily true, by the way, how slily significant, was both the Norse and the Greek conception of the ruling destinies of man, the Norns and the Fates, as women! Prose Fancies Here the "Fates" are the "Norns" of the northern mythology. The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' "He was one of our happy family for three months last summer and we never noticed any shyness; did we, Norn?" Miss Pat at School They warn him again to fly from the curse, but he proudly exclaims that his sword is invincible and can crush the Norns. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Gudur, Rota, and the youngest of the Norns, Skuld, also ride forth to choose the slain and turn the combat. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson These Fates, or Norns, are named Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld,—three words meaning "past," "present," and "future." Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology The Norns scene, the Journey of the Rhine, the Waltrante scene, the funeral march, and Brunnhilda's final speech, are Wagner in the full glory of his strength. Wagner I hope we get to know her soon, don't you, Norn? Miss Pat at School For the will of the Norns is accomplished, and outworn is Grimhild's spell And nought now shall blind or help him, and the tale shall be to tell. The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature The Norns," replied Har, "who are of a good origin, are good themselves, and dispense good destinies. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Sooth is the saying that Strongest the Norns are. Wulfric the Weapon Thane No man or god might escape what the Norns decreed for him. The Story of Sigurd the Volsung "I'm always making mountains out of mole-hills, and having you level them for me, Norn," she said, taking a glass of sherbet from the flower-wreathed tray of the charming slave. Miss Pat at School There's the note of the whole history—the will of the Norns and the note of a whole Northern literature, as it is of a whole Southern literature. The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature These maidens fix the lifetime of all men, and are called Norns. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Over you the Norns may have no power. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford These were the Norns, deciders of the fate of gods and men alike. The Story of Sigurd the Volsung I won't have her for a friend if she gives you the creeps, Norn, and you know it. Miss Pat at School Now dost thou know Not in the gloomy caverns of the dead, In Hecla where the ancient gods still dwell, Among the Norns, among the Valkyries, Seek thou the mother that gave birth to thee! The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig But there are, indeed, many other Norns, for, when a man is born, there is a Norn to determine his fate. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Until the Norns set the day of doom for a man, he makes his own future. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford "Gone, forth is the will of the Norns, that abideth ever the same." The Story of Sigurd the Volsung "Oh, Norn," she gasped, dropping her hand and searching Elinor's flushing face with questioning eyes. Miss Pat at School But let the crusader look about him, and where it is possible, put in the diplomatic word, and coöperate with the Gray Norns. The Art of the Moving Picture To the sea-shore I went, against the Norns I was embittered; I would cast off their persecution; bore, and submerged me not the towering billows; up on land I rose, because I was to live. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Now, there is a great mass of contemporary evidence to show that these supposed characteristics of the Norns are, in fact, some of the chief attributes of the witches of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Elizabethan Demonology Norns, the three maidens who decided the fates of gods and men. The Story of Sigurd the Volsung Wherefrom we all thought that the flitting was by the will of the Norns, and likely to turn out well. Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln If I am decreed to be the champion that is to rescue the Count of Arnaye's daughter, it is ill arguing with the Norns. Figures of Earth The Norns' decree thou wilt hold in contempt as from a witless wight: In water thou shalt be drowned, if in wind thou rowest. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson If it can be shown that these describe witches rather than Norns, the position that Shakspere intentionally substituted witches for the "goddesses of Destinie" mentioned in his authority is practically unassailable. Elizabethan Demonology "The Norns spin close to the end of this web," he rumbled. The Moon Pool "There is One whom the Norns hinder not at all," she said gently, and so told him how that her prayers would go up every day. Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln There is no law against a widow's remarrying forthwith: and widows are quickly made by any champion about whom the wise Norns are already talking. Figures of Earth On glass and on gold, on amulets of men, in wine and in wort, and in the welcome seat, on Gungnir's point, and on Grani's breast, on the Norn's nail, and the owl's neb. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Will it apply with equal force to Norns? Elizabethan Demonology They both accept Destiny,—the Parcae or the Norns spin the threads of life,—and yet both admit a sphere of human choice. Thomas Carlyle One very dark night, three Norns came to the mountain crest to spin. Opera Stories from Wagner There was but one step, but a simple act of the will, between the Norn and the hag, even before Christianity came in. Popular Tales from the Norse We find them present at the birth of children, when they seem to represent the Norns. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson For the devil most emphatically spoke through the witches; but how could he in any sense be said to speak through Norns? Elizabethan Demonology The Norns distribute life and govern fate, and nothing can change their decision. Norwegian Life At length her voice wavered, the strange, weird song ceased, and she tossed the thread to the second Norn. Opera Stories from Wagner The Greek Fates have their counterpart in the Norse Norns. Elson Grammar School Literature v4 Tell me, Fafnir! as thou art wise declared, and many things to know: who those Norns are, who help in need, and from babes loose the mothers. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Then came the Norns, who spin the thread, and weave the woof, of every man's life; and they held in their hands the web of his own destiny. The Story of Siegfried She would have done far better for a Norn or one of the Weird Sisters. The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography As the second Norn took the thread in her worn hands, she crooned a sorrowful song about the present. Opera Stories from Wagner Now the gods knew well that their dreams were messages given them by the Norns, or Fates, and not for a moment did Odin and Frigga venture to laugh at Balder's fears. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 Very diversely born I take those Norns to be: they have no common race. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson I know thee, and I know the woof that the Norns have woven for thee. The Story of Siegfried In rapid outline I sketched the music for the Song of the Norns, or Daughters of the Rhine, which in this first draft was only roughly suggested. My Life — Volume 2 And she tossed the snarled threads to the third Norn. Opera Stories from Wagner Standing so straight and tall, with the sheen of the moon on her faultless features, he thought she looked the incarnation of some prescient Norn, fit for the well of Urda. At the Mercy of Tiberius In the mansion it was night: the Norns came, who should the prince's life determine. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson The Norns have woven the woof of every man's life, and no man can escape his destiny. The Story of Siegfried Then the wheels began to revolve again, and the white tape, our modern thread of the Norns, sped through the twitching fingers of the young chap to whom Indiman had yielded place. The Gates of Chance Near the roots in the dark under-world sat the Norns, or fates. Famous Men of the Middle Ages The root that extends into Asgard is carefully tended by the three Norns, goddesses who are regarded as the dispensers of fate. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable A luckless Norn in times of old decreed, that in the water I should wade. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson There stood the low hut of a witch who lived in darkness, and, like the Norns, spun the thread of fate for gods and men. The Story of Siegfried "Spare thy words," she answered; "as the Norns have ordered so it shall be." Eric Brighteyes But till then you weave your destiny, or, rather, people and beauty weave it for you, as you'll see the Norns weaving, and yet you never know what you are making. Michael Fetches and wraiths of the chosen of the Norns, and the sun from the lift Shudders, and over the midgarth and swan’s bath the cloud-shadows drift.” Essays in Little Not to thee, all-wise maiden! are all things granted, though, I say, in somewhat are the Norns to blame. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Yet the Norns have spoken; and it must be that another hero shall arise of the Volsung blood, and he shall restore the name and the fame of his kin of the early days. The Story of Siegfried Blinded of the Norns who brought these things to pass, men sought no mercy and they gave none, but smote and slew till few were left to slay. Eric Brighteyes So the Norns recognize that the world has no further use for them, and sink into the earth to return to the First Mother. The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Ring The Valkyries, the Choosers of the slain, and the Norns who wove the fates of men at a ghastly loom were seen by living eyes. Essays in Little In the Norns' seat nine days I sat, thence I was mounted on a horse: there the giantess's sun shone grimly through the dripping clouds of heaven. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson You speak of the Norns, dear master, and of their foretelling; but your words are vague, and their meaning very broad. The Story of Siegfried Clinging to each other, Eric and Skallagrim saw the sight of fear that was written on the loom of the Norns. Eric Brighteyes Wotan's autobiography on the second evening becomes his biography in the mouths of the Norns on the fourth. The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Ring Who can look undazzled up where the Norn is riding, — Watch the sword of destiny from the scabbard gliding! An Anthology of Australian Verse Then said Sigurd, "Speak, Fafnir, and say, if thou art so exceeding wise, who are the Norns who rule the lot of all mothers' sons." The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda "Nothing but the word of the Norns and the will of the All-Father," answered Siegfried. The Story of Siegfried Do thy worst, I leave thee to thy fate and the vengeance of the Norns. Eric Brighteyes The little that the Norns add to it is repeated an hour later by Valtrauta. The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Ring "Tell me the dream," said her mother: "mayhap it betokens something that the Norns have written for thee." The Story of Siegfried "For the word once spoken, I sorrow sorely— His queen is Gudrun, I am wed to Gunnar; The dread Norns wrought for us A long while of woe." The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda Then with all their might the two Norns span the purple and golden threads, and wove the fatal woof. The Story of Siegfried Last night as we sat on Mosfell we saw the Norns weave our web of fate upon their loom of darkness. Eric Brighteyes She repeats to Brynhild the account already given by the Norns. The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Ring The Norns are the Fates, which watch over man through life. The Story of Siegfried "In such wise did the Norns Wake me or now." The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda The Norns, too, have spoken, and my doom is known. The Story of Siegfried Then, perchance, leaving all my lands and goods, I will take thy hand, Eric, and we will fare together to England, seeking such fortune as the Norns may give us. Eric Brighteyes Cut the conference of the Norns and the visit of Valtrauta to Brynhild out of Night Falls On The Gods, and the drama remains coherent and complete without them. The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Ring The woof of every man's fate has been woven by the Norns, and neither he nor his foes can change it. The Story of Siegfried Unmeet we should do As the doings of wolves are, Raising wrong each 'gainst other As the dogs of the Norns, The greedy ones nourished In waste steads of the world. The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda "To-morrow we fare to the Glittering Heath, and the end shall be as the Norns have spoken." The Story of Siegfried We may do nothing of our own will, I am sure of this, and it is no good to struggle with the Norns. Eric Brighteyes The three weird women in Shakespeare's Tragedy of Macbeth represent a later conception of the three Norns, now degraded to mere witches. The Story of Siegfried And he said, "It was not I: it was the Norns, who wove the woof of his life and mine." The Story of Siegfried Compare the Norns with the Fates of the Greek Mythology. The Story of Siegfried "The Norns have woven the woof of every man's life," answered Siegfried. The Story of Siegfried Nay," answered Eric, "we have seen the Norns—who are come to warn us of our doom! Eric Brighteyes The Norns, as they name Fate, have mapped out their path long and long ago; their feet are set therein, and they must tread it to the end. Eric Brighteyes Surely," he said, "this is the work of the Norns. Eric Brighteyes Now they are on the very brink, and here as it chances, or as the Norns decree, a little rock juts up and this keeps them from falling. Eric Brighteyes "If he is brave enough, he will awaken the princess, and arouse the drowsy people of Isenstein; for the Norns have said that such a prince shall surely come." The Story of Siegfried The Norns have appointed us an evil fate, giving me as wife to an old man whom I do not love, and thee for a lover to a woman who has betrayed thee. Eric Brighteyes "Where the Norns lead there I must follow," said Eric, and sat down to meat. Eric Brighteyes |
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