Editing Yggdrasil (section)

==Modern influence==
[[Thomas Carlyle]] adopted "Igdrasil" as a favorite symbol; it features in both ''[[On Heroes, Hero-Worship, & the Heroic in History]]'' (1841) and [[Past and Present (book)|''Past and Present'']] (1843). [[John Ruskin]] referenced it in the conclusion to ''The Laws of [[Fiesole|Fésole]]'' (1877–1878). An unpublished manuscript of Carlyle's entitled "Igdrasil. From the Norse"<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Carlyle |first=Thomas |date=2009 |title=Appendix: Igdrasil. From the Norse |journal=Carlyle Studies Annual |issue=25 |pages=59–60 |issn=1074-2670 |jstor=26593166}}</ref> inspired the editor of ''The Ruskin Reading [[Guild]] Journal'' to add ''Igdrasil'' to its name in 1890.<ref name="Nixon 2009 pp. 49–58">{{cite journal | last=Nixon | first=Jude V. | title=Thomas Carlyle's Igdrasil | journal=Carlyle Studies Annual | publisher=Saint Joseph's University Press | issue=25 | year=2009 | issn=1074-2670 | jstor=26593165 | pages=49–58}}</ref>

Modern works of art depicting Yggdrasil include ''Die Nornen'' (painting, 1888) by K. Ehrenberg; ''Yggdrasil'' ([[fresco]], 1933) by [[Axel Revold]], located in the [[University of Oslo]] library auditorium in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]; ''Hjortene beiter i løvet på Yggdrasil asken'' (wood [[relief carving]], 1938) on the [[Oslo City Hall]] by [[Dagfin Werenskiold]]; and the bronze relief on the doors of the [[Swedish Museum of National Antiquities]] (around 1950) by B. Marklund in [[Stockholm]], Sweden.

Poems mentioning Yggdrasil include ''Vårdträdet'' by [[Viktor Rydberg]] and ''Yggdrasill'' by J. Linke.{{sfn|Simek|2007|p=376}}

In ''[[Overlord (novel series)|Overlord]]'', a Japanese light novel series written by Kugane Maruyama, ''Yggdrasil'' is the name of a popular [[MMORPG|DMMORPG]], where the protagonist got trapped after its shutdown.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2015/summer/overlord/.89902|title=The Summer 2015 Anime Preview Guide – Overlord|website=Anime News Network|date=7 July 2015|access-date=17 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506131357/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2015/summer/overlord/.89902|archive-date=6 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

Yggdrasil is a common motif in [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] media, appearing in ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]'', ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'', ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'', and ''[[Loki (TV series)|Loki]]''.<ref name="Zimbio 2015">{{cite web | title=Yggdrasil, The World Tree | website=Zimbio | date=12 August 2015 | url=https://www.zimbio.com/A+Closer+Look+at+Marvel%27s+Many+Easter+Eggs/articles/yMT9pq1oQNc/Yggdrasil+The+World+Tree | access-date=26 April 2023 | archive-date=25 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425213900/https://www.zimbio.com/A+Closer+Look+at+Marvel%27s+Many+Easter+Eggs/articles/yMT9pq1oQNc/Yggdrasil+The+World+Tree | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lacson |first=Therese |date=10 November 2023 |title='Loki' Season 2 Finale Recap: A Glorious Purpose at the End of Time  |url=https://collider.com/loki-season-2-finale-recap/ |access-date=14 November 2023 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref>