Týr

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Týr is a Norse god associated with law, justice, and heroic glory, best known for sacrificing his hand to bind the monstrous wolf Fenrir.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Týr canonical 17
Tyr 3
Tiwaz 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Norse god
deity
associatedWith duels
formalized combat
heroic glory
justice
law
oaths
war
boundEntity Fenrir
characterTrait bravery
honor
truthfulness
culture Germanic mythology
Norse mythology
dayOfWeekAssociation Tuesday
dayOfWeekEtymology Old English Tiwesdæg
gender male
hasAlternativeName Woden
surface form: Tiw

Týr
surface form: Tiwaz

Ziu
hasAlternativeSpelling Tyr
hasCognate Tig
Woden
surface form: Tiw

Ziu
hasEtymology name cognate with Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz
hasParent Hymir
Odin
unnamed giantess wife of Hymir
hasParentAccordingToSource Hymir
surface form: Hymir in Hymiskviða

Odin in some traditions
knownFor sacrificing his hand to bind Fenrir
lostBodyPart right hand
mentionedIn Gylfaginning
Hymiskviða
Lokasenna
Poetic Edda
Prose Edda
Skáldskaparmál
mythologicalEra pre-Christian Norse religion
notableMyth binding of Fenrir with Gleipnir
pantheon Aesir
surface form: Æsir
role god of heroic glory
god of justice
god of law
god of war
sacrificeType self-sacrifice
symbol Týr self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tiwaz rune
worshipRegion Germanic Europe
Scandinavia

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Odin fatherOf Týr
Tyr runeName Týr
this entity surface form: Tiwaz
Tyr nameCognateWith Týr
this entity surface form: Tiw (Old English)
Aesir member Týr
this entity surface form: Tyr
Black Sabbath notableWork Týr
this entity surface form: Tyr
Höðr sibling Týr
Týr symbol Týr self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tiwaz rune
Týr hasAlternativeName Týr
this entity surface form: Tiwaz
Hymir associatedWith Týr
Hymir child Týr
the Tiwaz rune belongsToRunicRow Týr
subject surface form: Tiwaz rune
this entity surface form: Tiwaz row
the Tiwaz rune associatedDeity Týr
subject surface form: Tiwaz rune
the Tiwaz rune associatedDeity Týr
subject surface form: Tiwaz rune
this entity surface form: Tyr
the Tiwaz rune namedAfter Týr
subject surface form: Tiwaz rune
this entity surface form: Proto-Germanic god *Tīwaz
the Tiwaz rune namedAfter Týr
subject surface form: Tiwaz rune
this entity surface form: Old Norse god Týr
Ziu (Old High German) equivalentDeity Týr
this entity surface form: Tīw (Old English)
Völuspá mentionsDeity Týr
Garmr opponent Týr
Vánagandr isFedBy Týr
Vánagandr bitesOff Týr
this entity surface form: TýrRightHand
Gleipnir associatedWith Týr