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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Days of the Week

The names of our current days of the week come from Anglo-Saxon and Norse mythology.
Monday is Monandaeg, or Moon's Day.
Tuesday is Tiwesdaeg, or Tiw's Day (also Tiu or Tig). Tiw was the Norse sky god.
Wednesday is Wodnesdaeg, or Woden's Day.
Thursday is Dunresdaeg, or Thor's Day. In this case the name of the day comes from Thor's Day, not Dunresdaeg.
Friday is Frigedaeg, or Frigg's Day. Frigg was Woden's wife.
Saturday is Saeternesdaeg, or Saturn's Day.
Sunday is Sunnandaeg, or Sun's Day.

Bibliography

Youngson, Robert. Scientific Blunders. New York: Carroll and Graf Publishers, Inc., 1998.