Silver Viking Necklace "Tyr And Fenrir"
Found: Trollhatan / Sweden
Dated 800 - 1.100 AD
Product information:
Circle diameter: 35 mm
Weight: 5 gr
Material: Bronze, leather cord 45-50 cm
Týr (/tɪər/;[1] Old Norse: Týr,
pronounced [tyːr]) is a god in Germanic mythology, a valorous and powerful
member of the Æsir and patron of warriors and mythological heroes. In Norse
mythology, which provides most of the surviving narratives about gods among the
Germanic peoples, Týr sacrifices his hand to the monstrous wolf Fenrir, who
bites it off when he realizes the gods have bound him. Týr is foretold of being
consumed by the similarly monstrous dog Garmr during the events of Ragnarök.
Fenrir (Old Norse 'fen-dweller')[3] or Fenrisúlfr (Old Norse "Fenrir's wolf", often translated "Fenris-wolf"),[4] also referred to as Hróðvitnir (Old Norse "fame-wolf")[5] and Vánagandr (Old Norse 'monster of the [River] Ván'),[6] is a wolf in Norse mythology. Fenrir, along with Hel and the World Serpent, is a child of Loki and giantess Angrboða. He is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In both the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, Fenrir is the father of the wolves Sköll and Hati Hróðvitnisson, is a son of Loki and is foretold to kill the god Odin during the events of Ragnarök, but will in turn be killed by Odin's son Víðarr.
In the Prose Edda, additional information is given about Fenrir, including that, due to the gods' knowledge of prophecies foretelling great trouble from Fenrir and his rapid growth, the gods bound him and as a result Fenrir bit off the right hand of the god Týr. Depictions of Fenrir have been identified on various objects and scholarly theories have been proposed regarding Fenrir's relation to other canine beings in Norse mythology. Fenrir has been the subject of artistic depictions and he appears in literature.