In Norse mythology, Verdandi (ON: Verðandi), also known as "Verthandi", is one of the three norns, along with Urd and Skuld. Her name literally is the present tense of be or "to be" and is commonly translated as "in the making" or "that which is happening/becoming". She is the present moment. As one of the Norns she is a guardian of the World tree, watering it from the sacred well and keeping the deer of the four directions from chewing the branches, as well as a component of man's destiny. Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ... Old Norse is the Germanic language spoken by the inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300. ... The Norns spin the threads of fate at the foot of Yggdrasil, the tree of the world. ... In Norse Mythology Urd (ON: Urðr) is one of the three Norns (old crones). ... In Norse mythology, Skuld was one of the Norns, and she was also one of the Valkyries. ...
There is some argument over where Verdandi is the youngest or second youngest of the fates. In either case she is typically pictured as beautiful and full of life. She is sometimes seen as a bit matronly.
She appears in the following verse from Völuspá, along with Urd and Skuld: Völuspá (The Prophecy of the Seeress) is the first poem in the Poetic Edda. ...
Verdandi (Det som är) är även namnet på den mellersta av nornorna i fornnordisk mytologi, hon representerar nutiden.
Verdandi orsakade skandaler i det oscariska Sverige, till exempel den omtalade sedlighetsdebatten år 1887 där de ganska öppet propagerade för större tolerans vad gäller sexualitet, preventivmedel med mera.
Verdandi var ett försäkringsbolag i Finland som bildades i början av 1900-talet.
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