It was named after Thorgils Skarthi, a Viking raider who founded the town.
The viking god of thunder was Thor.
Some are still with us: Tuesday (Tyr's Day) Wednesday (Wodin's Day, although strictly speaking Wodin is the Saxon name, Odin being the Viking's God), Thursday (Thor's Day) and Friday (Freya's Day).
No.A viking named Lief Ericson did though.
Tuesday means Tyr's Day. Tyr was the Norse god of war, equivalent to the Roman Mars and Greek Ares. In Latin and the Romance and Celtic languages Tuesday is named for the god of war. ("Martis dies" which means"Mars' Day" in Latin, "martes" in Spanish, dé máirt in Irish, etc.) So in the broadest sense, Tuesday means "the day of the war god."
Monday is not named after a Viking God.
Tuesday was named after the Norse god Tyr witch is spelled Tiwaz in german.
a type of dinosaur named after the viking god thor
Wednesday.
The word Tuesday originates from the Middle English word Tewesday. It means Tiw's Day and is named after the Norse god Tiw, also called Tyr, who was the god single combat and glory.
Tuesday
This day is named after the Norse god Tyr, or Thor, who was synonymous with the Roman god Mars, god of war.
The day Thursday was named after Thor one of the Vikings main gods.
Thursday
Wednesday is named for the Norse god Odin, Thursday is named after the god Thor, Friday is named after the god Frigg or Freya, Tuesday is named after the god Tyr. All of these are based on a Latin version with Roman gods.
Sunday - Sun's day Monday - Moon's day Tuesday - Tyr's day Wednesday - Odin's day Thursday - Thor's day Friday - Freya's day Saturday - Saturn's day Tyr, Odin, Thor are Norse (Viking) Gods and Freya is a Goddess Other days are named after planets. But also... Tuesday - Mars's day Wednesday - Mercury's day Thursday - Jupiter's day Friday - Venus's day
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