the Tiwaz rune
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The Tiwaz rune is an ancient Germanic runic character associated with the god Tyr, symbolizing justice, honor, and warrior courage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RUNIC LETTER TIWAZ TIR TYR T | 1 |
| the Tiwaz rune canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3479981 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Tiwaz rune Context triple: [Tyr, symbol, the Tiwaz rune]
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A.
Valknut
The Valknut is an ancient Norse symbol of three interlocked triangles closely associated with the god Odin and themes of death, battle, and the afterlife.
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B.
Týr
Týr is a Norse god associated with law, justice, and heroic glory, best known for sacrificing his hand to bind the monstrous wolf Fenrir.
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C.
Tôr
Tôr is a small village in the municipality of Loulé in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its rural character and surrounding vineyards.
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D.
Hestur
Hestur is a small, sparsely populated island in the central Faroe Islands known for its steep cliffs, birdlife, and traditional Faroese landscape.
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E.
Mjolnir
Mjolnir is the legendary hammer of the thunder god Thor in Norse mythology, renowned for its immense power, protection of the gods, and role as a symbol of divine authority and destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Tiwaz rune Target entity description: The Tiwaz rune is an ancient Germanic runic character associated with the god Tyr, symbolizing justice, honor, and warrior courage.
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A.
Valknut
The Valknut is an ancient Norse symbol of three interlocked triangles closely associated with the god Odin and themes of death, battle, and the afterlife.
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B.
Týr
Týr is a Norse god associated with law, justice, and heroic glory, best known for sacrificing his hand to bind the monstrous wolf Fenrir.
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C.
Tôr
Tôr is a small village in the municipality of Loulé in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its rural character and surrounding vineyards.
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D.
Hestur
Hestur is a small, sparsely populated island in the central Faroe Islands known for its steep cliffs, birdlife, and traditional Faroese landscape.
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E.
Mjolnir
Mjolnir is the legendary hammer of the thunder god Thor in Norse mythology, renowned for its immense power, protection of the gods, and role as a symbol of divine authority and destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elder Futhark rune
ⓘ
Germanic symbol ⓘ runic character ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
honor
ⓘ
justice ⓘ law ⓘ oaths ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ victory in battle ⓘ warrior courage ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Tyr
ⓘ
linked to:
Týr
Týr ⓘ |
| associatedPantheon |
Germanic paganism
ⓘ
Norse mythology ⓘ |
| belongsToRunicRow |
Tiwaz row
ⓘ
linked to:
Týr
|
| belongsToScript | Runic ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Germanic Europe ⓘ |
| direction | typically written upright ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo |
Old English Tīw
ⓘ
Old High German Ziu ⓘ |
| hasModernUse |
decorative and artistic designs
ⓘ
esoteric and neopagan symbolism ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeCodePoint | U+16CF ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeName |
RUNIC LETTER TIWAZ TIR TYR T
ⓘ
linked to:
the Tiwaz rune
|
| namedAfter |
Old Norse god Týr
ⓘ
linked to:
Týr
Proto-Germanic god *Tīwaz ⓘ
linked to:
Týr
|
| positionInFuthark | 17th rune of the Elder Futhark ⓘ |
| representsPhoneme | /t/ ⓘ |
| shape | vertical line with an upward-pointing arrowhead ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine order
ⓘ
fair combat ⓘ leadership ⓘ martial honor ⓘ |
| timePeriodUsed | circa 2nd to 8th century CE ⓘ |
| transliteratedAs | t ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inscriptions on stones
ⓘ
inscriptions on weapons ⓘ personal names ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Anglo-Saxon futhorc (as a related t-rune)
ⓘ
Elder Futhark runic alphabet ⓘ
linked to:
Runic alphabet
Younger Futhark (as a related t-rune) ⓘ
linked to:
Runic alphabet
|
| writingDirectionContext | appears in inscriptions written left-to-right or right-to-left depending on tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Elder Futhark
ⓘ
linked to:
Runic alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the Tiwaz rune Description of subject: The Tiwaz rune is an ancient Germanic runic character associated with the god Tyr, symbolizing justice, honor, and warrior courage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
the Tiwaz rune
linked to: the Tiwaz rune