~Tyr by Micha F. Lindemans The original Germanic god of war and the patron god of justice, the precursor of Odin. At the time of the Vikings, Tyr had to make way for Odin, who became the god of war himself. Tyr was by then regarded as Odin's son (or possibly of the giant Hymir). He is the boldest of the gods, who inspires courage and heroism in battle. Tyr is represented as a man with one hand, because his right hand was bitten off by the gigantic wolf Fenrir (in old-Norse, the wrist was called 'wolf-joint'). His attribute is a spear; the symbol of justice, as well as a weapon. At the day of Ragnarok, Tyr will kill the hound Garm, the guardian of the hell, but will die from the wounds inflicted by the animal. In later mythology, "Tyr" became to mean "god". He is also known as Tîwaz, Tiw and Ziu.~ hello and greetings friends, many thanks for your comments of late. i find myself once again in an extended vacation.paid of course. i'm having a blast.i've done some traveling around germany and hung out with some with friends.it's been great. my drive to be creative seems to have returned as well.i'm still playing around with some older files and created a few new ones.let's see how long it takes to get to 300 images at this rate.i truly hope to be able to do that in a few months from now. todays image is just a continuation of a 2 year old project based on mythological gods.it's been a vision of mine since i was very young. i'm honestly glad to be able to translate what i read back then into art combining to hobbies into one so to speak. anyhoo enjoy. as always, *hugs and regards* till the dragon flies again, lee ps thanks again to karla for allowing me to use her photo's.