They warned thegods offuture evils, asking them tomake good useof present and taught themhealthylessons of the past.
They were threesisters, namely:Urd, who represented the past;Verdandi, the present, and Skuld, the future. They livedunder the great tree Yggdrasil, which it supported the nine worlds, wherethey wove the loom of the fate ofeach person,by wiresrepresentingthe life of eachone of them,byrepresentingthe length of eachthread,the longevity ofeachperson.
Another missionofthe Nornswaswatering and caring forthe sacred treewithspring waterUrdar, for Yggdrasil would stay always fresh andgreen.