The Age of Arthur · Jan 28, 2026

The origin of the war god Tiw

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Deciphering the Ženjak B inscription

Eleven of the helmets found in 1812 at Ženjak (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)

The English names of the days of the week include those of several pagan gods, beginning, of course, with Tuesday, Old English Tiwesdæg. But very little is recorded about the pagan god Tiw in Anglo-Saxon sources. He is generally compared by historians with the Old Norse god…

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