Týr

Norse · deity · mythic prehistoric · Recorded classification

One-handed god of war, oaths and justice who sacrificed his hand to bind Fenrir.

Domains

einhendr áss old-norse · eddicThe one-handed god (Týr, who lost his hand binding Fenrir)Snorri Sturluson, Gylfaginning 25 (Prose Edda) (primary)
úlfs of bági old-norse · skaldicAdversary/foe of the wolf — Týr-kenningSnorri Sturluson, Skáldskaparmál 9 (Prose Edda) (primary)

equated with: TiwCognates < PGmc *Tiwaz < PIE *deywos; Tiw survives mainly in the rune-name and Tiwesdæg (calquing dies Martis, matching Týr's war-slant); both are reduced reflexes of an older sky/justice god.J. de Vries, Altgermanische Religionsgeschichte, 2nd ed. (1956-57) (secondary); R. Simek, Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993), s.v. 'Týr' (secondary)
equated with: DievasReconstruction-only pair (flagged): both continue PIE *deywos/*Dyeus. Dievas remains a serene bright sky-father; Týr narrowed to war and the thing. No contact-era equation — purely the comparative method.M. L. West, Indo-European Poetry and Myth (2007), ch. 4 on *Dyeus/*deiwos (secondary); J. P. Mallory & D. Q. Adams, The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (2006) (secondary)