Mythology 2: Norse (the 12 main gods part 3)

 Tyr, God of War

Týr ( / tɪər / Old Norse: Týr ) is a god inGermanic mythologyand member of the Æsir . InNorse mythology, which provides most of the surviving narratives about gods among theGermanic peoples, Týr sacrifices his right hand to the monstrous wolf Fenrir , who bites it off when he realizes the gods have bound him. Týr is foretold of being consumed by the similarly monstrous dog Garmr during the events of  Ragnarök .   

Njord, God of the Wind and Sea

In  Norse mythology , Njörðr ( Old Norse : Njǫrðr ) is a god among the Vanir . Njörðr, father of the deities Freyr and Freyja by his unnamed sister , was in an ill-fated marriage with the goddess Skaði , lives in Nóatún and is associated with the sea, seafaring, wind, fishing, wealth, and crop fertility.

Njörðr is attested in the Poetic Edda , compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda , written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson , in euhemerized form as a beloved mythological early king of Sweden in Heimskringla , also written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century, as one of three gods invoked in the 14th century Hauksbók ring oath , and in numerous Scandinavian place names . Veneration of Njörðr survived into the 18th or 19th century Norwegian folk practice, where the god is recorded as Njor and thanked for a bountiful catch of fish.                 

Freya, Goddess of Beauty

In  Norse mythology ,  Freyja  ( Old Norse  "(the)  Lady ") is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and  seiðr  (magic for seeing and influencing the future). Freyja is the owner of the necklace  Brísingamen , rides a chariot pulled by two cats, is accompanied by the boar Hildisvíni, and possesses a  cloak of falcon feathers . By her husband  Óðr , she is the mother of two daughters,  Hnoss  and  Gersemi . Along with her twin brother  Freyr , her father  Njörðr , and her mother ( Njörðr's sister , unnamed in sources), she is a member of the  Vanir . Stemming from Old Norse  Freyja , modern forms of the name include  Freya ,  Freyia , and  Freja .

Forseti, god of Justice

Forseti  ( Old Norse  "the presiding one", " president " in modern  Icelandic  and  Faroese ) is the  god  of justice and reconciliation in  Norse mythology . He is generally identified with  Fosite , a god of the  Frisians .