Rune 17 of 24 · Tyr's aett
Tiwaz
“the god Tiw (Norse Týr)” · sound: t
Can be drawn reversed when reversals are on.
Historical evidence
Named for the god Týr. The Norse poems call him the one-handed god, recalling the myth in which he lost a hand to the wolf Fenrir. The Old English poem (tir) treats it as a guiding sign or star that keeps faith with princes and never fails.
The name Tiwaz is a modern reconstruction of the Proto-Germanic name; the Elder Futhark’s own names are not recorded.
In the rune poems (original texts)
Tir biþ tacna sum, healdeð trywa wel
wiþ æþelingas; a biþ on færylde
ofer nihta genipu, næfre swiceþ.Týr er æinendr ása;
opt værðr smiðr blása.Týr er einhendr áss
ok ulfs leifar
ok hofa hilmir
Mars tiggi.Original texts as printed in Bruce Dickins, Runic and Heroic Poems of the Old Teutonic Peoples, Cambridge University Press, 1915. Public domain. The summary above is Scryway’s own; no translation is reproduced.
Modern interpretation
From 20th-century and later divinatory practice, written for Scryway. Not a historical meaning.
Keywords: justice, honour, courage
Upright
Courage, fairness and commitment to what is right, even at a cost to yourself. A clear aim.
Reversed
Lost motivation, unfairness, or a conflict not worth the sacrifice.