Urd

In Norse Mythology Urd is one of the three Norns (old crones). Her name means fate. She was also called the Disa of Death.

Also see Well of Urd, the holy well supposed to harbor the head of Mimer the giant and also for watering the world tree Yggdrasil.

A variation on the mythological Urd is a major character in the anime/manga series Oh My Goddess created by Kosuke Fujishima. System administrator of Yggdrasil, the computer which mantains reality, she abandons her job and travels to Earth so she can try to get Belldandy and Keiichi more intimate with each other.

In software engineering, URD is a an acronym for User Requirements Document.

Urd is a type of bean (Vigna mungo)


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