In Norse mythology, Urðr (Old Norse "fate",) is a Norn. Along with Verðandi (possibly "happening" or "present") and Skuld (possibly "debt" or "future"), Urðr makes up a trio of Norns that are described as deciding the fates of people. Urðr is attested in stanza 20 of the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá and the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning.
Urðr is sometimes anglicised as Urd or Urth. In some English translations her name is glossed with the Old English form of urðr; Wyrd.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur%C3%B0r
A poster for the Norwegian women's magazine Urd. The magazine was published between 1897 and 1958.
Latest 1917, the year of Bloch's death, though considering it was in the Jugendstil exhibition, 1900-1905 is a fair guess. The Norwegian National Library says the poster is undated.
Anime and Manga
Urd (ウルド Urudo) is a character in the popular Oh My Goddess! manga and anime, voiced by Toma Yumi (冬馬由美). In the series, her character is only loosely based on the deity Urðr from Norse mythology. Visually, her character design shows influences from shoujo and art nouveau.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urd_(Oh_My_Goddess!)
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