What is "skuld"

is a character in the anime/ manga Oh My Goddess! and is the younger sister of Belldandy. Her character design shows influences from shoujo and art nouveau.

Skuld was a princess of Scandinavian legend who married Heoroweard and encouraged him to kill Hroðulf (Hrólfr Kraki). The accounts of her vary greatly from source to source. Skuld is derived from the Old Norse verb skulla, "need/ought to be/shall be"; its meaning is "that which should become, or that needs to occur".

Skuld may refer to:

• Skuld, one of a group of three norns in Norse mythology
• Skuld (princess), a princess in Norse mythology
• 1130 Skuld, an asteroid discovered on 2 September 1929 and named after the Norn
• Skuld (Oh My Goddess!), a fictional character named after the Norn in the anime/manga series Oh My Goddess!
• Assuranceforeningen Skuld, a marine insurance company, based in Oslo

• , a cargo ship in service 1947-48

Skuld (the name possibly means " debt" or " future") is a Norn in Norse mythology. Along with Urðr ( Old Norse "fate") and Verðandi (possibly "happening" or "present"), Skuld makes up a trio of Norns that are described as deciding the fates of people. Skuld appears in at least two poems as a Valkyrie.