Weird Sisters

The Weïrd Sisters, (sometimes Wyrd Sisters or Three Weird Sisters), is the Germanic mythological group name given to the Nordic fates, or Norns. The Weird Sisters were said to live at the base of the World Tree, Yggdrasil, which was the link between the different planes of existance, or world; in some versions it links only Heaven and Hell. Their name is derived from the name of the first fate, Wyrd.

The Sisters

• Urd or Wyrd, the fate of the past and of general fate
• Verdandi, the fate of the present and necessity
• Skuld, the fate of the future and "being" and "should" (what should be).

References

• In William Shakespeare's "Macbeth", they were represented by the three witches.
• In Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, the Wyrd Sisters were Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick. Wyrd Sisters is also the title of the sixth book in the series.
• In Gargoyles, the Weird Sisters were a group of witches named Phoebe, Selene, and Luna who manipulated the fate of humanity. They were children of the revolution Oberon.
• In the Harry Potter universe, the Weird Sisters are a popular rock group.
• The sisters in Ah! My Goddess are named after the Weird Sisters, with the exception of Belldandy (often considered simply a mistranslation of Verdandi)
• The Wyrd Sisters are a Canadian folk music group.
• The Weird Sisters are a form taken by The Three in Sandman and related DC Comics titles.