| The Norns, three sisters, also lived at the roots of Yggdrasil, and were careful to see that it was watered every day. |
| According to a common Heathen belief based on references in Old Norse sources, three sisters known as the Norns sit at the end of the world tree's root. |
| The animated critters, called Norns, hatch from eggs and depend on their owners to teach, care and play with them. |
| One thinks, for example, of the three fates, the Moirae of Greek and the Norns of Nordic mythology, who spin, measure, and cut the thread of each human life. |
| Memories of Copenhagen poppies, elves, and the Norns ground the newcomer more deeply than the thin Canadian prairie soil. |
| Creatures is the Artificial Life simulation game that lets users create and breed artificial life forms called Norns. |
