In Norse mythology, a god of war and justice known for his bravery and loss of his hand in binding the wolf Fenrir.
From Old Norse 'Týr,' likely related to an ancient Indo-European deity of the sky (*Dyeus). The Norse god represents the evolution of an ancient sky-god into a war and law deity.
Tyr is one of the few gods in Norse mythology who willingly sacrificed his own hand—a profound statement about the price of justice and law in ancient Viking philosophy.
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