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Scholars believe that he was the original chief god, the Germanic equivalent of the [[Indo-European]] gods [[Zeus]] in [[Greek mythology]], and [[Dyaus Pita]]r in [[Hinduism]], who was later overtaken in popularity and therefore in authority by [[Odin]]. |
Scholars believe that he was the original chief god, the Germanic equivalent of the [[Indo-European]] gods [[Zeus]] in [[Greek mythology]], and [[Dyaus Pita]]r in [[Hinduism]], who was later overtaken in popularity and therefore in authority by [[Odin]]. |
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He was known for his courage: at one stage the gods decided to shackle the [[wolf]] [[Fenrisulfr]], but the beast broke every chain they put upon him. Eventually they had the dwarfs make them a magical ribbon called [[Gleipnir]] from such items as a woman's beard and a mountain's roots. But Fenrir sensed the gods' deceit and refused to be bound with it unless one of them put his hand in the wolf's mouth. Tyr agreed, and the |
He was known for his courage: at one stage the gods decided to shackle the [[wolf]] [[Fenrisulfr]], but the beast broke every chain they put upon him. Eventually they had the dwarfs make them a magical ribbon called [[Gleipnir]] from such items as a woman's beard and a mountain's roots. But Fenrir sensed the gods' deceit and refused to be bound with it unless one of them put his hand in the wolf's mouth. Tyr agreed, and the other gods bound the wolf. Fenrir sensed that he had been tricked and bit off the god's hand. Fenrir remained bound until the day of [[Ragnarok]]. |
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During [[Ragnarok]], Tyr is destined to kill and be killed by [[Garm]], the guard dog of [[Helheim]]. |
During [[Ragnarok]], Tyr is destined to kill and be killed by [[Garm]], the guard dog of [[Helheim]]. |
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Revision as of 07:30, 29 August 2004
- This article is about Tyr, the god. Tyr is also the abbreviation for the amino acid tyrosine.
Tyr (Old Norse: Týr), whose name simply means "God", is the god of warfare and battle in Norse mythology, portrayed as a one-armed man. He was a son of either Odin or Hymir. He also seems to have been called Saxnot (Anglo-Saxon Seaxneat), the 'war-god' and son of Wotan/Odin, who was the ancestor of the Saxons. The Goths sacrificed to this one-armed war god by hanging the arms of captured prisoners from the branches of trees.
Other names
- Ti (Old Swedish)
- Tiw or Tiu (Old English)
- Tîwaz (Old German)
- Tivar (Old Norse)
- Ty (Old Norwegian)
- Tyz (Gothic)
- Ziu (Old German)
Tuesday is named for Tyr (in Old English, Tiw or Tiu) in both English and in the Scandinavian languages. The Swedish forest Tiveden may also be named after Tyr.
Mythology of Tyr
Scholars believe that he was the original chief god, the Germanic equivalent of the Indo-European gods Zeus in Greek mythology, and Dyaus Pitar in Hinduism, who was later overtaken in popularity and therefore in authority by Odin.
He was known for his courage: at one stage the gods decided to shackle the wolf Fenrisulfr, but the beast broke every chain they put upon him. Eventually they had the dwarfs make them a magical ribbon called Gleipnir from such items as a woman's beard and a mountain's roots. But Fenrir sensed the gods' deceit and refused to be bound with it unless one of them put his hand in the wolf's mouth. Tyr agreed, and the other gods bound the wolf. Fenrir sensed that he had been tricked and bit off the god's hand. Fenrir remained bound until the day of Ragnarok.
During Ragnarok, Tyr is destined to kill and be killed by Garm, the guard dog of Helheim.
The Fountain of Tyr was a trick used by berserkers in which they would cut off a hand and use the blood from the spurting artery to blind an opponent.