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  • A half dozen years ago, "Yggdrasill," one of the pioneers of American white-nationalist thought, argued that the United States would likely go the way of the former Soviet Union if its system of financial rewards and punishments should ever cease to benefit the white majority.

    Teknosis 2009

  • That guy was Odin, Norse god of one of the Nine Worlds, survivor of a harrowing ordeal of the Yggdrasill, the World Tree or Living Cross.

    Kelley Harrell: Celebrity Gods And That Blinding Warlock Sheen Kelley Harrell 2011

  • That guy was Odin, Norse god of one of the Nine Worlds, survivor of a harrowing ordeal of the Yggdrasill, the World Tree or Living Cross.

    Kelley Harrell: Celebrity Gods And That Blinding Warlock Sheen Kelley Harrell 2011

  • There is Het Masteen, a member of the Templars, a tall and proud but quiet race who created and control the powerful Treeships that possess the Hawking Drive which is able to send ships across the stars at astonishing speeds; Masteen is the captain of the Yggdrasill, the ship that will take the pilgrims to Hyperion; he is also one of the pilgrims with his own unique story to tell.

    “Hyperion” by Dan Simmons (Doubleday, 1989) « The BookBanter Blog 2010

  • The child loves the names in the book for themselves alone, like "Ginnungagap," the void before the world was created, and "Yggdrasill," the giant ash tree that holds together the universe's nine separate worlds.

    Gods and Monsters Tom Shippey 2012

  • There is Het Masteen, a member of the Templars, a tall and proud but quiet race who created and control the powerful Treeships that possess the Hawking Drive which is able to send ships across the stars at astonishing speeds; Masteen is the captain of the Yggdrasill, the ship that will take the pilgrims to Hyperion; he is also one of the pilgrims with his own unique story to tell.

    2010 February 15 « The BookBanter Blog 2010

  • The male Midgardsormr according to Norse mythology is the sea serpent, whose tail encircles the earth while Nidhogg is the is the she dragon who eats the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasill.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Bettina Tizzy 2008

  • The male Midgardsormr according to Norse mythology is the sea serpent, whose tail encircles the earth while Nidhogg is the is the she dragon who eats the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasill.

    The Mythological Avatars of June Dion Alpha Auer 2008

  • As the tree becomes Christ Himself, clothed and bleeding, it also recalls Odin's own hanging from Yggdrasill in order to learn the wisdom of the runes.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Carolingian 2007

  • As the tree becomes Christ Himself, clothed and bleeding, it also recalls Odin's own hanging from Yggdrasill in order to learn the wisdom of the runes.

    Milkshake Carolingian 2007

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