Editing Norns (section)

===Skaldic poetry===
A skaldic reference to the norns appears in Hvini's poem in ''[[Ynglingatal]]'' 24 found in ''[[Ynglingasaga]]'' 47, where King Halfdan is put to rest by his men at Borró. This reference brings in the phrase "''norna dómr''" which means "judgment of the nornir". In most cases, when the norns pass judgment, it means death to those who have been judged - in this case, Halfdan.<ref name="Bek-Pedersen 2011 18–19">{{cite book|last=Bek-Pedersen|first=Karen|title=The Norns in Old Norse Mythology|year=2011|publisher=Dunedin Academic Press|location=Edinburgh, Scotland|isbn=978-1-906716-18-9|pages=18–19}}</ref> Along with being associated with being bringers of death, Bek-Pedersen suggests that this phrase brings in a quasi-legal aspect to the nature of the norns. This legal association is employed quite frequently within skaldic and eddic sources. This phrase can also be seen as a threat, as death is the final and inevitable decision that the norns can make with regard to human life.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bek-Pedersen|first=Karen|title=The Norns in Old Norse Mythology|year=2011|publisher=Dunedin Academic Press|location=Edinburgh, Scotland|isbn=978-1-906716-18-9|pages=22–23}}</ref>

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:Ok til Þings
:Þriðja jǫfri
:Hvedðrungs mær
:ór heimi bauð
:pás Halfdan,
:sás Holtum bjó,
:norna dóms
:of notit hafði.
:Ok buðlung
:á Borrói
:sigrhafendr
:síðan fólu.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bek-Pedersen|first=Karen|title=The Norns in Old Norse Mythology|year=2011|publisher=Dunedin Academic Press|location=Edinburgh, Scotland|isbn=978-1-906716-18-9|page=18}}</ref>
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:And to a meeting
:Hveðrungr's maid
:called the third king
:from the world,
:at the time when Halfdan,
:he who lived at Holt,
:had embraced
:the judgment of the nornir;
:and at Borró
:the victorious men
:later did hide
:the king.<ref name="Bek-Pedersen 2011 18–19"/>
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