Anglo-Saxon concept of personal fate or destiny.
1The wyrd of every man is affected by the wyrd of others.
2The two threads of his wyrd, one long, the other cut short.
3Every man could feel the thread of his wyrd stretch and quiver.
4As for choosing his own wyrd, all men are free to make choices.
5The Norn pointed to a wyrd- asinglestrand finer than a spider's silk.
6Aylaen drew the rune that represented the wyrd in the sand.
7His wyrd bound him to the past, a chain that could never be broken.
8The wyrd was thick and stubborn and the shears were dull from much use.
9He wanted to rail against the wyrd that had wrapped them in this coil.
10Gods and mortals, each bound by their own wyrd, each bound to the other.
11Every person had his own wyrd, as did every god.
12Every person has his own wyrd, as does every god.
13Every person had his own wyrd, as did each god.
14Aylaen snapped, like the wyrd in the hands of one of the three sisters.
15Farinn paused a moment, then said softly, "The wise say it was Skylan's wyrd."
16Having lost everything, Acronis had elected to bind his wyrd to Skylan and his Torgun warriors.