Tiw

Anglo-Saxon war and sky god, cognate with Norse Týr and the rune Tīr; possibly a displaced former sky-father.

Domains

• war

Powers

• Grant victory and govern the law of battle
• Lend his name to the victory-rune Tīr

Epithets

• Tīr
• Mars

Relations

• equated with: Týr

Sources

• Weekday 'Tīwesdæg'; OE Rune Poem (Tīr); glosses Tīg = Mars
• R. North, Heathen Gods in Old English Literature (1997)