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.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Týr canonical | 17 |
| Tyr | 3 |
| Tiwaz | 2 |
| Old Norse god Týr | 1 |
| Proto-Germanic god *Tīwaz | 1 |
| Tiw (Old English) | 1 |
| Tiwaz row | 1 |
| Tiwaz rune | 1 |
| TýrRightHand | 1 |
| Tīw (Old English) | 1 |
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.
this entity surface form:
Tiw (Old English)
this entity surface form:
Tyr
this entity surface form:
Tiwaz
subject surface form:
Tiwaz rune
this entity surface form:
Tiwaz row
subject surface form:
Tiwaz rune
subject surface form:
Tiwaz rune
this entity surface form:
Tyr
subject surface form:
Tiwaz rune
this entity surface form:
Proto-Germanic god *Tīwaz
subject surface form:
Tiwaz rune
this entity surface form:
Old Norse god Týr
this entity surface form:
Tīw (Old English)