The reference in Landnámabók is found in a section describing the old heathen laws for how one should swear legal oaths: "Nefni ek í þat vætti," skyldi hann segja, "at ek vinn eið at baugi, lögeið.
The adjective "almighty" applies particularly well to him[note 1] and he had a prominent position by the time of the settlement of Iceland.
[3] Even if this god was little known in Iceland, the oath was a legal one and Týr was historically linked to law (cf.
John Lindow thus suggested that maybe the author "meant the 'almighty áss' to be a noble pagan anticipation of the new religion that was to come".
[4] Régis Boyer shares this opinion, underscoring that the word "almáttki" is nowhere else to be found in a pagan context.