--WYRD-> fate...--

While the name Urðr (Wyrd, Weird) means "fate" or simply "future", Verðandi is derived from the Old Norse verb verða which means "to become" and Skuld is related to the verb "shall". There is no foundation in Norse mythology for the notion that the three main norns each represent the past, the present and the future; rather, all three represent the future. Moreoever, the idea that there are three main norns may be due to a late influence from Greek and Roman mythology, where there are also spinning fate goddesses (Moirae and Parcae). The origin of the name norn is not certain, but it may derive from a word meaning "to twine" and which would refer to their twining the thread of fate.
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The Wyrd Sisters
A hall stands there, fair, under the ash by the well, and out of that hall come three maids, who are called thus: Urdr, Verdandi, Skuld; these maids determine the period of men's lives: we call them Norns; but there are many norns: those who come to each child that is born, to appoint his life; these are of the race of the gods, but the second are of the Elf-people, and the third are of the kindred of the dwarves

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weird_Sisters

--i read that because i got sidelined while reading something about Shakespeare's play Macbeth... which, they say, is cursed when you say its title... so if you said 'Macbeth' out loud while reading this... good luck... or as they say... break a leg... <[just wish not literally}> haha...--