Tyr, the legislator

TYR

Tyr

Tyr is a god of war (Aesir) and is usually related to law and justice. Tyr lacks a hand due to one of the most important and determining conflicts of the Norse mythology, his sacrifice may seem insignificant, but he saved the lives of the other gods.

Some time ago, Fenrir, a wolf son of Loki, was on the loose, and the gods feared the possibility that this wolf would destroy the world, that is why they decided to imprison him. Fenrir was impossible to catch, breaking all the chains that placed him, but the gods asked the dwarves for help and they made a magic tape called Gleipnir, which was able to immobilize any person or thing. But Fenrir realized that the gods were cheating him by placing that tape, so he asked that one of the gods put his hand in the mouth of the ferocious wolf. That god was Tyr, and when Fenrir realized the true deception of the gods he gritted his teeth and devoured Tyr's hand.

Fenrir biting Tyr´s hand

Tyr´s rune

The son of Loki will remain chained until the Ragnarök, when it will be untied of the tape and in revenge will assassinate Odin. Like Odin, Tyr will die, but at the hands of Garm (Hel's dog), this dog also dies in the fight against Tyr.