citation_id,entity_id,source_id,work_title,locus,quote,translator,translation_year,source_url,evidence_grade,evidence_note,verified_on,verify_method,display_order,needs_review,review_reason,original_text_url
CIT_NOR_NORNS_POETIC,ENT_NOR_NORNS,SRC_POETIC_EDDA,The Poetic Edda,The Poetic Edda,"These maidens fix the lifetime of all men, and are called Norns. But there are, indeed, many other Norns, for, when a man is born, there is a Norn to determine his fate. Some are known to be of heavenly origin, but others belong to the races of the elves and dwarfs; as it is said-- ""'Methinks the Norns were born far asunder, for they are not of the same race.",Benjamin Thorpe,1866,https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14726,primary-verbatim,,2026-06-18,name-anchored (note-keyword scored) + substring gate; locus per attestation,1,1,"English translation (Benjamin Thorpe, in the Norroena ed. Gutenberg #14726) located by name within the work (not exact stanza); verify locus.",