Tyr (disambiguation)
Appearance
Týr is the god of law, justice, the sky, war and heroic glory in Norse mythology.
Týr, Tyr, or TYR may also refer to:
Music
[edit]- Týr (band), a Faroese folk metal band
- Tyr (album), a 1990 album by the heavy metal band Black Sabbath
- Jan Erik Tiwaz (born 1972), also known as Tyr, a Norwegian bassist formerly with the band Borknagar
- "Tyr", a 2017 single by Danheim
Entertainment
[edit]- 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
- Tyr, a character in the video game God Of War Ragnorôk
Ships
[edit]- HNoMS Tyr (1887), a Royal Norwegian Navy minelaying vessel
- HNoMS Tyr (N50), a 1981 Royal Norwegian Navy mine control vessel
- USS Sustain (AM-119), a US Navy minesweeper acquired by Norway and renamed HNoMS Tyr (N47)
- ICGV Týr, a 1974 offshore patrol vessel and the flagship of the Icelandic Coast Guard
- Hvalur 9 RE-399, a 1952 Icelandic whaler requisitioned by the Icelandic Coast Guard and renamed Týr
Abbreviation
[edit]- 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
- TYR, Chapman code for County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Other uses
[edit]- Tyr (journal), US traditionalist journal
- Tyr, Russia, a village
- TYR Sport, a swimwear apparel and gear manufacturing company
- Ulmus × hollandica 'Tyr', a bonsai cultivar
- 4092 Tyr, an asteroid; see list of minor planets: 4001–5000
- Operation Tyr; see list of coalition military operations of the Iraq War