Tyr (English spelling)

Japanese: Týr(英語表記)Tyr
Tyr (English spelling)

...According to Gylfaginning in Snorri Sturluson's Edda, the 14 gods and goddesses are included. Among the gods, Odin and Thor are particularly prominent, but other gods include Balder, Njörðr (god of wind, sea, fire, and fertility), Freyr (god of fertility and peace), Týr (god of warriors), Bragi (god of eloquence and poetry), Heimdal, Hoðr (blind god who shoots Balder with mistletoe), Báli (who kills Hoðr), Beðar (who kills the wolf and avenges Odin), Ullr (a master archer), Forseti (god of reconciliation), and Loki. ...

From Norse mythology

...Thor's heroic quest to catch a giant snake, his disguise as a voluptuous bride to retrieve his stolen hammer, and his test of strength in the land of Utgarðaroki are some of the most humorous adventures in Norse mythology. Similarly, Odin's son Týr is the most courageous of the Æsirs. When the gods tricked the wolf Fenrir into putting him in chains, it was this god who was able to thrust his hand into his mouth as proof. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Týr" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スノッリ・ストゥルルソンの《エッダ》の〈ギュルビたぶらかし〉によると,14の男神と後にふれる女神たちを含む。男神の中ではオーディンとトールがとくに活躍するが,そのほかにバルドル,ニョルズNjörðr(風,海,火,豊饒の神),フレイFreyr(豊饒と平和の神),チュールTýr(戦士の神),ブラギBragi(雄弁と詩の神),ヘイムダル,ホズ(盲目の神。ヤドリギでバルドルを射る),バーリ(ホズを討つ),ビーザル(怪狼を倒しオーディンの仇を討つ),ウルUllr(名射手),フォルセティ(和解の神),ロキ。…

【北欧神話】より

…トールの豪快な大蛇釣り,むくつけき花嫁に化けての奪われた槌の取り戻し,ウートガルザロキの国での力試しは北欧神話の中でもとくにユーモラスな冒険譚といえる。同じくオーディンの子チュールTýrは,アース神のうちでいちばん勇気のある神である。怪狼フェンリルFenrirをだまして神々が足枷をつけたとき,証しに手をその口の中に突っ込むことのできたのがこの神である。…

※「Týr」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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