Since our presentation was on the Norse Myth "Thor's Duel with Hrungnir" I thought I would share an interesting article about the days of the week. Some of these days are derived from the names of the Norse gods.
Tuesday - Tiu's Day
Tiu is the God of war and the sky and is also identified with the Norse god Tyr.
Wednesday- Woden's Day
Woden was an Anglo-Saxon/Teutonic god. He identifies with Odin as a similar god of the Wild Hunt
Thursday- Thor's Day
This one is the most obvious. Thor, the Norse god of thunder, is the hero of our myth this week.
Friday- Freya's Day
Freya is also a Norse god, leader of the Valkyries and the Vanir.
Sunday, Monday and Saturday keep the names of the Roman predecessors.
Just some food for thought.
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