Three Gods of War

Many gods of War had the Norse of old. Fitting for a people of which so many went Viking. Three were even more warlike than the rest:

Stolid Tyr, One Handed, swordsman and general. He was the war god of discipline, training, and self sacrifice. He sacrificed his own right hand to so that Fenrir, the Destroyer, could be bound until the end-times. His was the guard who stood watch in the bitter cold of winter while other men feasted within; his was the warrior who stood fast and bled so the shield-wall would hold.

Mighty Thor, the Thunder, wielder of the great hammer Mjolnir. He was the war god of daring deeds and feats of prowess. He risked himself and emerged triumphant time and again against his Jotun foes. His was the man who boasted of his bold deeds in the meadhalls; his was the warrior who charged headlong into the teeth of the enemy with a song on his lips.

Above them all was wise Woden the All-Father, who bore the spear Gungnir and rode into battle on Sleipnir, the eight-legged stallion. He was a god of many things, chief among the gods, and the god of chieftains. A god of hard choices and cold stratagems. He sacrificed his eye and more at the Well of the World in exchange for Wisdom, and his companions are the ravens Thought and Memory. His was the king who must choose which of his loyal men to send to the slaughter so that others may live; his was the warleader who lay in ambush to defeat a superior force.

Many gods of war had the Norse of old, and only one god of Peace.

Note: My knowledge of Norse religion is amateur at best, and my views through a modern lens. Still I felt this piece poetic enough to be worth sharing. I hope it does not misinform. One inaccuracy that I am actually aware of is using the Anglo-Saxon "Woden" over the Norse "Oden" despite focusing on Norse religion because I just prefer the sound of it.