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"Týr" by Lorenz Frølich, 1895. Týr (/ t ɪər /; [1] Old Norse: Týr, pronounced) is a god in Germanic mythology and member of the Æsir.In Norse mythology, which provides most of the surviving narratives about gods among the Germanic peoples, Týr sacrifices his right hand to the monstrous wolf Fenrir, who bites it off when he realizes the gods have bound him.
Tyr is a fictional character, an Asgardian god appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is based on the Norse god of the same name . Along with Thor and Balder , he is one of Odin 's biological sons.
Tyr is a one-handed god; often has the smith to blow. [2] "smiðr blása" means to blow on coals, making them hot for metal working Old Icelandic: ᛏ Týr er einhendr áss ok ulfs leifar ok hofa hilmir Mars tiggi. [3] Tyr = god with one hand and leavings of the wolf and prince of temples. "Mars tiggi" is a "more or less accurate [Latin gloss ...
Hymir, Thor and Jörmungandr. An illustration from Nils Fredrik Sander's 1893 Swedish edition of the Poetic Edda. Hymir and Thor on the Gosforth Cross. Hymir (Old Norse: ) is a jötunn in Norse mythology, and the owner of a brewing-cauldron fetched by the thunder god Thor for Ægir, who wants to hold a feast for the Æsir (gods).
These are family trees of the Norse gods showing kin relations among gods and other beings in Nordic mythology. Each family tree gives an example of relations according to principally Eddic material however precise links vary between sources. In addition, some beings are identified by some sources and scholars.
Tyrfing as the coat of arms of Bolmsö parish Svafrlami secures the sword Tyrfing.. Tyrfing, also rendered as Tirfing or Tyrving, was a magic sword in Norse mythology, which features in the Tyrfing Cycle, which includes a poem from the Poetic Edda called Hervararkviða, and the Hervarar saga.
The god Tyr defends Freyr, to which Loki replies that Tyr should be silent, for Tyr cannot "deal straight with people", and points out that it was Loki's son, the wolf Fenrir, who tore Tyr's hand off. (According to the prose introduction to the poem Tyr is now one-handed from having his arm bitten off by Loki's son Fenrir while Fenrir was bound.)
Name Name meaning Alternative names Attested relatives Attestations Ægir "Sea", Awe, Holy (a Norse appellation for Hagia Sofia is Ægir Sif) . Hlér, Gymir, . Mæri simbli sumbls