Tyr - Norse War God

It should be noted that, from the Germanic point of view, there is no contradiction between the concepts ‘god of War’ and ‘god of Law.’ War is in fact not only the bloody mingling of combat, but no less a decision obtained between the two combatants and secured by precise rules of law. That is why the day and place of battle are frequently fixed in advance… So is explained, also, how combat between two armies can be replaced by a legal duel, in which the gods grant victory to the party whose right they recognize. Words like Schwertding [“the meeting of swords,” a kenning for battle], or Old Norse vápndómr [“judgment of arms”] are not poetic figures, but correspond exactly to ancient practice.

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Tyr was one of three gods of war alongside Odin and Thor, however, he was valued as the wisest and the one most on the side of justice. His most heroic deed and most prominent tale is that involving the binding of Fenrir. While Fenrir was only a pup at the time, he was growing quickly and the other gods had feared him. They had planned to tie him up with a chain, but Fenrir was suspicious of it. Fenrir announced he would only allow the chain to be placed on him if one of them placed their arm in his mouth on good faith. Should anything happen to him, he would bite off their arm. Tyr was the only god willing to do so. Once Fenrir was chained, he bit off Tyr's arm.

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Georges Dumézil, an esteemed scholar of religion, stated through Tyr's sacrifice he procured and regulated the salvation of the gods. Although Tyr was attributed as a god of war, he valued knowledge overall in fables. He was a seeker of justice and believed that it was the mind that won and prevented wars. As stated above he was more a god of law. His love of peace and justice what was valued by all around him above all else. He, like Odin, is still in our society today. Tuesday was actually named after him, originally Tiwesdæg.

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