I used all the words beginning with Y from my dictionary. I even used Dutch words beginning with IJ or ij. Now I am at the end of my imagination! Perhaps this?
Decoration on the outside of Rådhuset, City Hall, in Oslo.
Wikipedia says:
Yggdrasil: the tree of the Universe in Scandinavian mythology
Yggdrasil(/ˈɪɡdrəsɪl/ or /ˈɪɡdrəzɪl/; from Old Norse Yggdrasill, pronounced [ˈyɡːˌdrasilː]) is the tree of the Universe and center of the divine world in Scandinavian mythology. The roots of that big ash grow in the three underworlds: the world of the death, the world of the frost giants and the world of men. The branches spread over the world.The tree unites earth and heaven and the underworld.If Ragnarok draws near, Yggdrasil will tremble and a man Lif and women Lifthrasir will survive the holocaust and flood. From these two people the earth will be repeopled and mankind will start a new cycle of time. Yggdrasil is the source of all new life.
In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of future events, including a great battle foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major figures (including the gods Odin, Thor, Týr, Freyr, Heimdallr, and Loki), the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent submersion of the world in water.
12 comments:
What a great, interesting post for the day, Wil!! You are a clever lady!! Thanks for sharing!! Hope your week is off to a great start!! Enjoy!!
You ever enlighten and delight you wonderful Wil!
ALOHA
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I love mythology, so I thoroughly enjoyed reading your post. Blessings! #7
Hi Wil
Y isn't an easy letter to work with....I don't know what I shall do when
ABCW reaches it's natural end, I've really enjoyed participating in it.
Best wishes,
Di.
ABCW team.
Ach joh dan herhaal je toch gewoon wel hetzelfde onderwerp maar dan met een andere invulling....dat kun jij wel!
Very informative.
And I like the cartoon!
ROG, ABCW
That works.
My ABC WEDNESDAY
I guess one could compare it to the tree of life? Have a great week, Wil!
Tree of the world,a new and great thought.
Now I have a knot in my tongue !
Gattina
ABC Wednesday
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wonder how they came up with the name Yggdrasil, I can't pronounce or spell it.
So many cultures and so many myths, and they all seem to have the same theme running through them. Very interesting Wil, - thanks for this, even though I can't pronounce it!
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