Týr (/tɪər/;[1] Old Norse: Týr, pronounced [tyːr]) is a god in Germanic mythology, a valorous and powerful

member of the Æsir and patron of warriors and mythological heroes. In Norse mythology, which provides
most of the surviving narratives about gods among the Germanic peoples, Týr sacrifices his hand to the
monstrous wolf Fenrir, who bites it off when he realizes the gods have bound him. Týr is foretold of being
consumed by the similarly monstrous dog Garmr during the events of Ragnarök.

The interpretatio romana[a] generally renders the god as Mars, the ancient Roman war god, and it is
through that lens that most Latin references to the god occur. For example, the god may be referenced
as Mars Thingsus (Latin 'Mars of the Assembly [Thing]') on 3rd century Latin inscription, reflecting a
strong association with the Germanic thing, a legislative body among the ancient Germanic peoples. By
way of the opposite process of interpretatio germanica, Tuesday is named after Týr ('Týr's day'), rather
than Mars, in English and other Germanic languages.

In Old Norse sources, Týr is alternately described as the son of the jötunn Hymir (in Hymiskviða) or of the
god Odin (in Skáldskaparmál). Lokasenna makes reference to an unnamed and otherwise unknown
consort, perhaps also reflected in the continental Germanic record (see Zisa).

Due to the etymology of the god's name and the shadowy presence of the god in the extant Germanic
corpus, some scholars propose that Týr may have once held a more central place among the deities of
early Germanic mythology.

Name

In wider Germanic mythology, he is known in Old English as Tīw and in Old High German as Ziu, all
stemming from the Proto-Germanic theonym *Tīwaz, meaning 'God'. Little information about the god
survives beyond Old Norse sources. Týr is the eponym of the Tiwaz rune (ᛏ), a letter of the runic
alphabet corresponding to the Latin letter T. By way of the process of interpretatio germanica, the deity
is the namesake of Tuesday ('Týr's day') in Germanic languages, including English.

Various place names in Scandinavia refer to the god, and a variety of objects found in England and
Scandinavia seem to depict Týr or invoke hi