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Rune 12 of 16

týr – The Tyr rune

Sound
t, d
Meaning
the god Týr

The Norwegian rune poem

Týr er æinendr ása; opt værðr smiðr at blása.

Týr is the one-handed among the Æsir; often the smith must blow.

The Norwegian rune poem is from the 1200s and has one verse per rune. The original is in the public domain; the translations are our own.

Commentary

Týr gave his hand to bind the wolf Fenrir — he placed it in the wolf’s jaws as a pledge, knowing full well that the pledge would be claimed.

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