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Y g g d r a s i l l m ay seem like a strange nam e
for a yearbook, but not when you understand
the m eaning behind it; In Norse m ythology,
Yggdrasill is an ash tree which overshadows
the whole u n i v e r s e . Its roots, trunk, and
branches bind together Heaven, Earth, and
the Netherworld. The trunk, rooted in the
prim ordial abyss of Hel, the source of m at­
ter, bears three stem s. The center runs up
JG 63ra S iu t h r o u g h M idgard, the earth, which it sup­
ports, and issues out of the m ountain Asgard,
t e t & j I I where the gods assemble at the base of V al-
h ala. This heaven of Norse heroes can be
reached by Belfast, the bridge of the rain­
bow. 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 judgem ent. The third stem rises in the North, where all the knowledge of mankind
flows fron the fountain of the frod-giant, N im ir, the personification of Wisdom. The ash
tree itself is the Nordic symbol of Y ggdrasill, the Tree of Life.

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