There’s a good chance you may not have heard of Tyr.

At the same time, we all acknowledge His day, once a week.

Yup, as surely as Odin/Wotan gets Wednesday, and Thor gets Thursday, Tyr’s day is Tuesday, which shows how important He was in Pre-Christian Europe.

In fact, at one point, He may have been more significant than the All-Father, Odin.

However, by the time of the Prose Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century C.E., Tyr had waned in significance; He was a still a God of Law, but He shared the role of God of War with His Brother, Thor.

So how do you spot a Tyr?

Etching by Lorenz Frølich (1895)

Quite simple: He’s missing his right hand. And that’s the topic of this story. But first, we need to take a look at Asgard’s favorite foil, the trickster-God Loki…

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Loki had two significant lovers: Sigyn…