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Tiwaz

Tyr, the sky god · phoneme “t

tiwaz is Tyr's own hand — the one he lost keeping his word to a wolf.


she signifies

justicehonorsacrificevictory through right action

Named for Tyr, the god who sacrificed his hand to bind the wolf Fenrir and kept a promise the other gods broke. Tiwaz is justice, honor, and victory that comes from doing the right thing even when it costs something.

merkstave — reversed

injustice, dishonor, a fight taken on for the wrong reasons, imbalance between duty and self.