“gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold" 'Is there a chorus?' "Gold, gold, gold, gold, gold".' said Hwel. 'You left out a "gold" there.” HumorGoldSistersDwarfsWyrd Author:Terry Pratchett
“Wyrd oft nered unfaegne, eorl, ponne his ellen deah. Often, for undaunted courage, fate spares the man it has not already marked.” InspirationalCourageFateWyrd Book:Beowulf Source: Beowulf
“The idea of fate permeated the religion of the Vikings at every turn. Everything in the universe, even the Gods, was subject to it.” FateGodsHeathenVikingAsatruWyrdOrlog Book:The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion Source: The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion
“The Old English word is wyrd, which most glossaries and dictionaries translate as ‘fate’. Tolkien knew that the etymologies of the two words were quite different, ‘fate’ coming from the Latin fari, ‘to speak’, so ‘that which has been spoken’, sc. by the gods. The Old English word derives from weorÞan, ‘to become’: it means ‘what has become, what’s over’, so among other things, ‘history’ – a historian is a wyrdwritere, a writer-down of wyrd.” LanguageMythologyOld EnglishOld NorseWyrd Book:J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century Source: J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century
“Someone smashed a flutterfler and without even thinking she touched her Stone and used Wyrd to piece its broken body back together. She filled its empty vessels with dreams and it became the stuff it used for blood. It brushed her cheek with its wings, then flew off -- dancing in the hot air.” HealingFantasyDreamsMagicLuthielWyrd Author:Robert Fanney
“There are very few things that live in both this world and the world of dreams. Most are gods, angels and demons. The Stone you hold was made by Vlad Valkire the son of an angel and a demon. By the divine blood that ran in his veins, Valkire could see the light and hear the song of creation -- if only as glimmerings and whispers. "Over time, he became aware of the light and the music and as he grew so did his understanding of it. At the age of twenty two, he began his greatest labor -- the making of the Wyrd Stones. In them he captured the light and song of creation and by them some of the powers of gods, angels and demons fell into the hands of elves and men. A sorcerer who knows its secret may -- like a god, angel, or demon -- stand with one foot in this world and another within the world of dreams. "Your Stone is a gateway into the world of dreams, Luthiel. When you sing, it opens and you are, in part, taken there. Others who hold a Wyrd Stone like yours may know when someone crosses into dream. When you sang, I could hear you quite clearly.” WorldLightMusicDreamsMagicCreationAngelDemonGodsStoneLuthielWyrdVlad Valkire Author:Robert Fanney