Verthandi

A pinprick of light shone before me, like red Verthandi seen through clouds.

The Urth of the New Sun Wolfe, Gene 1987

To its left and right, brave Skuld and sullen Verthandi seemed inconsequential moons.

The Urth of the New Sun Wolfe, Gene 1987

The f-f-freezing hands grope toward them, but the torch bowls are colder than any ice, colder than the moons of Verthandi, colder than the dead eyes!

The Shadow of the Torturer Wolfe, Gene 1980

He-he-hethor am I, come to serve you, to scrape the mud from your cloak, whet the great sword, c-c-carry the basket with the eyes of your victims looking up at me, Master, eyes like the dead moons of Verthandi when the sun has gone out.

The Shadow of the Torturer Wolfe, Gene 1980

The Norns were named Urth, the past; Verthandi, the present; and Skuld, the future.

Eaters Of The Dead Crichton, Michael, 1942- 1976

You were on Verthandi, perhaps; I've read that its moons are pale gray "

The Urth of the New Sun Wolfe, Gene 1987