tyr's aett · position 17
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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.