Facts about Yggdrasil: Tree of Life
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Odin is said to have hung himself on Yggdrasil for nine nights, sacrificing himself to himself in order to gain the knowledge of runes.
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Yggdrasil is described in the Prose Edda as being watered by three wells, including the well of Urðr, tended by the Norns who carve runes into its bark.
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Four stags named Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr, and Duraþrór are described in the Prose Edda as constantly grazing on the foliage of Yggdrasil.
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The squirrel Ratatoskr is described in Norse mythology as running up and down Yggdrasil carrying messages between the eagle at its crown and the serpent Níðhöggr gnawing at its roots.
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In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil is an immense ash tree that connects the nine worlds, with its roots extending into the realms of Asgard, Jotunheim, and Niflheim.