Tyr
Tyr is the Norse god of law, justice and the assembly, who put his hand in the wolf Fenrir's mouth as surety for a binding that could not hold him. When the wolf was bound, the hand was lost. He is the god who pays the price of the rule he upholds.
No native Norse planetary rulership exists: the planetary correspondence is the interpretatio romana / weekday reading (Mercury=Odinn, Jupiter=Thor, Mars=Tyr, Venus=Freyja/Frigg, Sun=Sol, Moon=Mani), not an ancient Norse attribution.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Mars
Offerings
- Offerings
- AleMeadOaths keptIronBread
Sacred timing
- Sacred Timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- TiwTiwazThe One-Handed
- Gender Expression
- Masculine
- Titles
- The One-HandedGod of JusticeLord of the ThingOath-Keeper
- Symbols
- SwordScalesOne handTiwaz rune
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneSober bindingAddressTyrThe One-HandedOath-KeeperRelationshipGod who paid for the bindingWarningAn oath sworn before him is the point of the oathResonanceThose who need justice those swearing oaths
- Modern Practice
Tyr is called on before oaths, contracts, court and any assembly that has to decide fairly. His day is Tuesday, and his practice is to name the cost of the promise before making it.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- JusticeLawOathsWarSacrificeCourageThe assemblyHonour
- Mythology Summary
Tyr is the Norse god of law, justice and the assembly, who put his hand in the wolf Fenrir's mouth as surety for a binding that could not hold him. When the wolf was bound, the hand was lost. He is the god who pays the price of the rule he upholds.
Details
- Correspondences
- ColorsBlueGreyRedScentsPineJuniperCedarMetalsIronSteelSilverAnimalsWolfEagleHound
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