Norse Ratatoskr Yggdrasil Gossip Squirrel

In Norse mythology, Ratatoskr was a squirrel whose sole job was to race up and down Yggdrasil, the World Tree, carrying usually insulting messages between a great eagle in the upper branches and the dragon Nidhogg at its roots. He scurried along the trunk, repeating taunts and abuse, and kept the feud between the sky and underworld creatures alive.

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