Yggdrasil

Yggdrasil literally means 'the Horse of Othin,' named after his self-hanging ordeal on the tree.

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Yggdrasil is characterized by greatness in the verse. (Poetic Edda, The > Volume I > Introductory Note)

Yggdrasil is characterized by greatness in the verse. (Poetic Edda, The > Volume I > Introductory Note)

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