TIL that one of the names in Old Norse texts for the god Tyr (who got his hand heroically bitten off by Fenrir the Wolf) is...

... "Wolf Leftovers"

Norsemen, masters of the SICK BURN

#mythology #history #Vikings

@TarkabarkaHolgy gotta love the old norse sense of humour :D where did you find that?
@SaveTheOkapi In an academic book on runic amulets :D
@TarkabarkaHolgy ah the one with the fart charm?
@SaveTheOkapi Yep! Runic Amulets and Magic Objects, by Mindy MacLeod and Bernard Mees