#gallows tree

[nugothrhythms]

“The Gallows Tree,” which appears to be the debut song by female-fronted, Istanbul, Turkey-based deathrock revival group The Voodoo Spells

[cityofkhamoon]

Official screenshot from Tomb Raider: Chronicles (2000).

[thorneater]

[essenceoftombraider]

[ronnola]

[cityofkhamoon]

Loading screen for Gallows Tree from Tomb Raider: Chronicles (2000).

[xlplx]

[outofcontextmonsterhunters]

Yggdrasil, the Norse World Tree - Tales by Trees

According to Norse legends, Yggdrasil is a gargantuan living ash tree. Here, the gods assemble and meet, seek sustenance from its life-giving branches, and watch over the worlds.

The etymology for Yggdrasil has always been obscure, but many translators say it meant “Odin’s horse” which can also be interpreted as “gallows.” In Hávamál, it was said that the All-Father Odin hung himself for 9 days in order to gain the magic of the runes. Experts translated the “gallows” as “the horse of the hanged” which is later developed into the phrase, “Odin’s Horse.”