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Well of wisdom

The Well of Wisdom may refer to. ^[1]

5 relations: Hvergelmir, Mímisbrunnr, Urðarbrunnr, Wells in the Irish Dindsenchas, Yggdrasil.

Hvergelmir

Hvergelmir (Old Norse "bubbling boiling spring"Orchard (1997:93)) is an important primal wellspring in Norse mythology.

Mímisbrunnr

In Norse mythology, Mímisbrunnr (Old Norse "Mímir's wellspring"Simek (2007:216).) is a spring or well associated with the being Mímir, located beneath the world tree Yggdrasil.

See Well of wisdom and Mímisbrunnr

Urðarbrunnr

Urðarbrunnr (Old Norse "Wellspring of Urðr"; either referring to a Germanic concept of fate—urðr—or the norn named UrðrSimek (2007:342).) is a spring or well in Norse mythology.

See Well of wisdom and Urðarbrunnr

Wells in the Irish Dindsenchas

The Dindsenchas of Irish mythology give the physical origins, and etymological source of several bodies of water – in these myth poems the sources of rivers and lakes is sometimes given as being from magical wells.

See Well of wisdom and Wells in the Irish Dindsenchas

Yggdrasil

Yggdrasil is an immense and central sacred tree in Norse cosmology.

See Well of wisdom and Yggdrasil

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well_of_wisdom

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