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Yggdrasill

Yggdrasill may seem like a strange name for a yearbook, but not when
you understand the meaning behind it: In Norse mythology, Yggdrasill is
an ash tree which overshadows the whole universe. Its roots, trunks and
branches bind together Heaven, Earth, and the Netherworld. The trunk,
rooted in the premordial abyss of Hel, the source of matter, bears three
stems. The center runs up through Midgard, the Earth, which it supports,
and issues out of the mountain Asgard, where the gods assemble at the
base of Valhala. This heaven of Norse heroes can be reached by Belfast, the
bridge of the rainbow. The stem spreads its branches over the entire sky;

their leaves are the clouds, their fruits the stars. The second stem of
Yggdrasill springs up in the south, where the three Norns: Present, Past,
Future, dwell and the gods sit in judgement. The third stem rises in the
North, where all the knowledge of mankind flows from the fountain of the
frost-giant, Nimir, the personification of Wisdom. The ash tree itself is the
Nordic symbol of Yggdrasill, the Tree of Life.