Tiwaz

The Futhark was a germanic alphabet: It's runes had names and were associated with gods or other mythological things.

The rune "Tiwaz" belongs to "Tyr's Aett". The Tiwaz is dedicated to the god Tiwaz (norse: Tyr), justice, victory, analysis and world order.

Meaning: the god Tiwaz (norse: Tyr)
Gods/Deities: Germanic = Tiwaz; Norse = Tyr
Letter Value: T
Norse: Tý

Old Norse:

"Sigrúnar skaltu kunna,
ef þú vilt sigr hafa,
ok rista
á hjalti hjörs,
sumar á véttrinum,
sumar á valböstum,
ok nefna tysvar Tý."

English:

"Winning-runes learn,
if thou longest to win,
And the runes
on thy sword-hilt write;
Some on the furrow,
and some on the flat,
And twice shalt thou
call on Tyr."
Poetic Edda: Sigrdrífumál

 

 

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