Tyr in popular culture
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Although representations of Tyr are less common than those of Thor, Odin or Loki, Tyr is often referenced or appears as a warrior figure in many modern depictions, particularly those relating to high fantasy, usually most identifiable by his missing arm and lust for battle.
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[edit] Depictions in modern popular culture
[edit] Apparel
- The swimwear manufacturer TYR is named after Tyr.
[edit] Games
- Tyr is mentioned in the context of Norse mythos campaigns in the RPG-setting Dungeons & Dragons. In the Forgotten Realms D&D campaign setting, Tyr is a Greater Power, the God of Justice, who is referred to as "The Even-Handed." He is allied with Ilmater and Helm, and served by Torm.
- Tyr is one of the gods in the computer game NetHack.
- The fictional universe in which the Warcraft computer game series is set features a city named Tyr's Hand.
- Tyr is the name of a large city in Bungie's strategy game series, Myth.
- Tyr is the name of the final boss in the first Breath of Fire video game.
- Tyr is the name of an island on There.com.
- In Shadow Hearts: Covenant, the ultimate weapon for Yuri is called Chimera Claws; the weapon's description mentions Tyr.
[edit] Literature
- A reference to Tyr appears in a Rudyard Kipling poem entitled Song of the Men's Side. This poem is a companion piece to a short story "The Knife and the Naked Chalk," in Rewards and Fairies, that tells the story of a prehistoric shepherd who gives his eye for a knife that will protect his tribe's flock; after which, his tribe considers him to be an incarnation of Tyr. "He who has done a God-like thing must bear himself like a God."
- Tyr had a slight mention in Neil Gaiman's book, American Gods, referring to his importance in the Norse mythos.
- Tyr is the name of an esoteric, traditionalist journal focusing on Heathen subjects.
- A Tyr like Character appears in Terry Brooks’s Novel “The Sword of Shanara” as Panaman Creel, a one handed bandit with a thirst for battle.
[edit] Music
- Tyr is the name of an album by the rock band Black Sabbath.
- TYR is the name of a Spanish rock band.
- The Faroese viking metal group Týr is also named after Tyr.
- Tyr is the pseudonym of the bassist of the Norwegian Black metal band Emperor.
[edit] Television
- Tyr is the name of the character Tyr Anasazi in the TV series Andromeda.
