Posts Tagged ‘Tuesday–named’
Why are so many days of the week named after Norse Gods?
Tuesday–named after Tyr (this is really anglo-saxon rather than norse) god of war and sky.
Wednesday–originally Woden’s Day or Odin’s day. Odin being the ruler of the norse gods.
Thursday– Thor’s day. Thor being the god of Thunder.
Friday– named for either Frigga, wife of Odin and mother of Thor, Goddess of married love or for Frejya goddess of love and fertility.
So I guess the question is how did all of these foriegn gods come to be used so commonly in English?
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Tags: anglo saxon, days of the week, god, god of war, norse, norse god of war, norse gods, sky, Tuesday--named, Tyr, war, week | 
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