thumb|One-handed Týr, by Lorenz Frølich (1895)
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Týr is a god in Norse mythology known for his association with war, justice, and law, and is famously depicted as one-handed after sacrificing his hand to bind the monstrous wolf Fenrir. He matters to our understanding of ancient Norse religious beliefs and continues to influence modern culture through literature, art, and popular references to Norse mythology.
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19 sectionsContents
- Name
- Etymology
- Origin of ''Tuesday''
- T-rune
- Toponyms
- Attestations
- Roman era
- Old English
- Viking Age and post-Viking Age
- ''Poetic Edda''
- ''Prose Edda''
- Archaeological record
- Scholarly reception
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
thumb|One-handed Týr, by Lorenz Frølich (1895)
'''' (; Old Norse: , ) is a god in Germanic mythology and member of the . In Norse mythology, which provides most of the surviving narratives about gods among the Germanic peoples, sacrifices his right hand to the monstrous wolf , who bites it off when he realizes the gods have bound him. is foretold of being consumed by the similarly monstrous dog during the events of Ragnarök.