Tyr (disambiguation)

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Týr is the god of law, justice, the sky, war and heroic glory in Norse mythology.

Týr, Tyr, or TYR may also refer to:

In music:

• Týr (band), a Faroese folk metal band
• Tyr (album), an album by the heavy metal band Black Sabbath
• Jan Erik Tiwaz, aka Tyr, a Norwegian bassist formerly with the band Borknagar

In entertainment:

• Tyr (comics), several characters
• Tyr (Forgotten Realms), a deity in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game
• Tyr, a city state in the Dark Sun Dungeons & Dragons universe
• Tyr Anasazi, a character on the television series Andromeda

Ships:

• HNoMS Tyr (1887), a Royal Norwegian Navy minelaying vessel
• HNoMS Tyr (N50), a Royal Norwegian Navy mine control vessel
• USS Sustain (AM-119), a US Navy minesweeper acquired by Norway and renamed HNoMS Tyr (N47)
• ICGV Týr, an offshore patrol vessel and the flagship of the Icelandic Coast Guard
• Hvalur 9 RE399, an Icelandic whaler requisitioned by the Icelandic Coast Guard and renamed Týr

As a code, abbreviation or symbol:

• Tyr, abbreviation of tyrosine, an amino acid
• TYR, symbol for tyrosinase, a protein
• TYR, ICAO airline code of Austrian Arrows
• TYR, IATA airport code of Tyler Pounds Regional Airport, Tyler, Texas

Other uses:

• Tyr (journal), a journal focusing on traditionalist subjects
• OK Tyr, an orienteering club in Sweden
• Tyr Sport, Inc., manufacturer of the TYR brand of competitive swimwear and goggles
• Tyr, Russia, a village
• 4092 Tyr, an asteroid - see list of minor planets: 4001–5000
• Ulmus × hollandica 'Tyr', a bonsai cultivar
• Operation Tyr - see list of coalition military operations of the Iraq War

See also

• Tyre (disambiguation)