Mimir

Stories tagged Mimir:

• The Story of the Well of Mimir Aug 7, 2025

  

  Deep beneath the roots of Yggdrasil, the great world-tree whose branches held up the heavens and whose roots reached into the very foundations of existence, lay three wells of immense power. Each well served a different purpose in the cosmic order, and each held secrets that even the gods desired to possess.

  The most famous of these was the Well of Urd, where the three Norns—Past, Present, and Future—wove the fates of gods and mortals alike. The second was Hvergelmir, the bubbling spring from which all rivers flowed. But it was the third well that would play the most crucial role in the quest for wisdom that defined the character of Odin All-Father.

• Odin's Quest for Wisdom Aug 3, 2025

  

  Long ago, when the world was still young and the gods had newly established their realm in Asgard, Odin the All-Father found himself consumed by an insatiable thirst for knowledge. Though he was the wisest of all the Æsir, he knew that greater wisdom lay hidden in the depths of creation, waiting to be discovered by one bold enough to seek it.

  From his high throne Hlidskjalf, Odin could see across all the Nine Realms, but even this great sight could not satisfy his yearning for deeper understanding. He had two ravens, Huginn and Muninn—Thought and Memory—who flew across the worlds each day to bring him news, yet still he felt there were secrets beyond his reach.