Yggdrasil
immense mythical tree in Norse cosmology, connecting the Nine Worlds
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Summary
Yggdrasil is a mythical tree[1]. Yggdrasil ranks in the top 10% of mythical tree entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,231 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: Norse mythical location[3], axis mundi[4]
- Part of: Norse cosmology[5], Norse mythology[6]
- Commons category: Yggdrasil[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yggdrasil[8]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11], The Encyclopedia Americana[12], New International Encyclopedia[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14]
- Present in work: Poetic Edda[15], Prose Edda[16]
- Manifestation of: earth-tree[17]
- Different from: Yggdrasil[18]
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Influence
Things named for Yggdrasil include Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X[19], a Linux distribution[20], founded in 1992[21].
Why It Matters
Yggdrasil has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Yggdrasil is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for Yggdrasil include Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X[19], a Linux distribution[20], founded in 1992[21].