Futhark Runes - Interpretation & Meaning: Teiwaz
Teiwaz: Tyr
Keywords: Duty, discipline, responsibility, self-sacrifice, conflict, strength.
Meanings: The third aett begins with a loss. Tyr's sacrifice of his hand was a noble one, and notable as most deities were not known for their sense of duty and ethical responsibility. Tyr's rune represents all those qualities associated with the god: strength, heroism, duty and responsibility. This rune is all about duty and responsibility. The path of the warrior.