- The Norse goddesses of fate: Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld who lived underneath the world tree (Yggdrasil) by a well Urðarbrunnr (Well of Fate).
- Several different images are used for the Norns’ fate-crafting activity throughout Old Norse literature. The three most common are casting wooden lots, weaving a piece of cloth, and carving symbols – likely runes – into wood.