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