Yggdrasil is the world tree in Norse culture. The name most likely comes from ''Ygg'', one of [[Odin]]s many names, and ''drasill'', meaning “horse”.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Yggdrasil tolkas vanligen som en sammansättning av Ygg "den förskräcklige", det vill säga Oden, och ''drasill'' "häst".|translquote=Yggdrasil is usually interpreted as a compound of Ygg "the terrible", i.e. Odin, and ''drasill'' "horse".|chapter=2. Skapelse och världsundergång i fornskandinaviskt perspektiv|book=Fornskandinavisk religion: en grundbok|author=Britt-Mari Näsström|publisher=Studentlitteratur|lang=Swedish|edition=2|page=p. 28|isbn=9789144015767}}</ref> A gigantic ash tree, its three roots stretch into different worlds, although which ones differ depending on the source. In ''Grímnismál'' it is Hel, Jotunheim, and Midgård; and in the ''Prose Edda'' it is Nifelheim, Jotunheim, and Asgård. By each root lies a well, those being Urd’s Well, where the [[Norn]]s live and where the gods gather to hold court; Mimer’s Well, whose waters make any who drink it wise and to which Odin sacrificed his eye in exchange for being allowed to drink from it; and Hvergelmer, where [[Nidhoggr]] and other snakes lie and gnaw on Yggdrasil's roots.
In the crown of the tree sits a great eagle with a hawk on its forehead. The squirrel [[Ratatoskr]] runs up and down the tree’s trunk, conveying the words of Nidhoggr and the eagle to each other.
Yggdrasil is the world tree in Norse culture. The name most likely comes from Ygg, one of Odins many names, and drasill, meaning “horse”.[1] A gigantic ash tree, its three roots stretch into different worlds, although which ones differ depending on the source. In Grímnismál it is Hel, Jotunheim, and Midgård; and in the Prose Edda it is Nifelheim, Jotunheim, and Asgård. By each root lies a well, those being Urd’s Well, where the Norns live and where the gods gather to hold court; Mimer’s Well, whose waters make any who drink it wise and to which Odin sacrificed his eye in exchange for being allowed to drink from it; and Hvergelmer, where Nidhoggr and other snakes lie and gnaw on Yggdrasil's roots.
In the crown of the tree sits a great eagle with a hawk on its forehead. The squirrel Ratatoskr runs up and down the tree’s trunk, conveying the words of Nidhoggr and the eagle to each other.
Bestows physical/gun-repelling shields for one turn to all allies.
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イグドラシル Igudorashiru
Yggdrasil
↑"Yggdrasil tolkas vanligen som en sammansättning av Ygg "den förskräcklige", det vill säga Oden, och drasill "häst"." Translation: "Yggdrasil is usually interpreted as a compound of Ygg "the terrible", i.e. Odin, and drasill "horse"." "2. Skapelse och världsundergång i fornskandinaviskt perspektiv", Fornskandinavisk religion: en grundbok, Britt-Mari Näsström. Published by Studentlitteratur. Swedish. (2 ed.) p. 28. ISBN-13: 9789144015767.