Facts about Norse Yggdrasil

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   Yggdrasil is described as an immense ash tree in the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, the primary Old Norse sources preserving its mythology.

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   Odin hanged himself on Yggdrasil for nine days and nights to gain the knowledge of runes, according to the Hávamál.

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   Three wells lie beneath Yggdrasil's roots in Norse mythology, including the well of wisdom belonging to Mímir.

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   In Norse mythology, a squirrel named Ratatoskr runs up and down Yggdrasil carrying insulting messages between the eagle at the top and Níðhöggr below.

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   An eagle perches atop Yggdrasil in Norse mythology, while a dragon named Níðhöggr gnaws at its roots from below.

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   The cosmic tree Yggdrasil connects nine worlds in Norse cosmology, with its roots reaching into the realms of Asgard, Jotunheim, and Niflheim.

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