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Valiant was Tyr, whose sire was Odin and whose mother was a beauteous giantess of the deep. Brave men honored him, and by saxons he was called Saxnot. With Odin did heroes name him in battle, and when they were victorious they offered up to Tyr burnt sacrifices of war prisoners. On earth his temple symbol was the sun-flashing sword which he wielded, and on the swords of warriors were his runes graven. Thus hath a skald sung:
The runes of Tyr give victory --
And these we needs must lilt
When on guard the sword we rist,
Or on the blazing hilt.
When we the magic words engrave,
Twice we name Tyr, the wise, the brave
- German Myths and Legends
by Donald A. Mackenzie
Copyright 1985 by Crown Publishers, Inc.
Originally published: Teutonic Myth and Legend
by the way, belgar, it was he who said it, not me.
The runes of Tyr give victory --
And these we needs must lilt
When on guard the sword we rist,
Or on the blazing hilt.
When we the magic words engrave,
Twice we name Tyr, the wise, the brave
- German Myths and Legends
by Donald A. Mackenzie
Copyright 1985 by Crown Publishers, Inc.
Originally published: Teutonic Myth and Legend
by the way, belgar, it was he who said it, not me.
