Týr

“Hail stranger. What’s that y’say?” Týr stops and picks wax out of his ear
distractedly. “You’re wondering why I carry two weapons and have only one
hand… That’s because the Grey Wanderer made me this.” He draws a
rough hewn wooden block with a hole in it out of his pack and drives it onto a
stump where his hand should be. “There, that’s better.” He wheezes. “Its not
much to look at, but it will hold blade or adze and wont come off when I’m
skinnin’ me a hobgoblin, its magic y’see.”

So I hear you say, what is Alc up to naming a dwarf after a god from Norse
mythology, not very Tolkien eh? Well Tolkien took the names of his dwarves
from Norse myth. In that myth, the sky god Týr was the god of justice, single
combat, victory and heroic glory. Kind of appropriate for a dwarf champion
don’t you think? Old Norse poems record that Týr was the son of Odin and he
was bold and courageous. He had a role as general in the battles of Asgard.
Týr also assisted Thor to capture the magic cauldron of the Giants.

The gods decided to shackle the vicious wolf Fenrir, but the beast broke every
chain they put upon him. Eventually they had the Dwarves make them a
magical ribbon called Gleipnir. Fenrir sensed the gods' deceit and refused to
be bound unless one of them put his hand in the wolf's jaw. Týr, known for his
great wisdom and courage agreed, and the other gods bound the wolf. After
Fenrir had been bound by the gods, he struggled to try and break the ribbon.
When the gods saw that Fenrir was bound they all rejoiced, except Týr, who
had sacrificed his right hand which had been bitten off by the wolf. It is said
Fenrir will remain bound until the day of Ragnarök.