Kitty's Corner

Tyr is the god of single combat and heroic glory. Some believe he was son of Odin, others that he was son of the Giant Hymer.

Tyr is one handed, because at one stage the gods decided to shackle the wolf Fenris (Fenrir), but the beast broke every chain they put upon him. Eventually the gods had the dwarves make them a magical ribbon called Gleipnir from the noise a cat makes when it moves, the sinews of a bear, the breath of a fish, the spittle of a bird, the beard of a woman, and the roots of a mountain. The gods took those items from the world and that is why they do not exist today.

Odin told Fenrir that they were going to play a game, and Fenrir should let the gods chain him up as part of the game. The wolf was suspicious, and wouldn't let himself be chained up until Tyr offered to guarantee the deal by putting his own hand in the wolf's mouth as a sort of hostage.

After Fenrir had been bound, he struggled to try and break the chain. When the gods saw that Fenrir was bound they all laughed, except Tyr, who had his right hand bitten off by the wolf. Fenrir will remain bound until the day of Ragnarok. As a result of this deed, Tyr is called the "Leavings of the Wolf".