Days of the week. History.

Days of the week in English come from the Saxons and Vikings and their gods.

Monday

Moon’s day

Tuesday

Tyr’s day (Son of Oddin and god of war)

Wednesday

Odin’s day (king of the gods)

Two ravens: one for thought and the other one for memory

Thursday

Thor’s day (lightning and power)

Friday

Frig’s day (Friga – Odens’ wife)

She was sweing clouds

Saturday

Saturn (god of agriculture and good harvest)

(Jupiter’s father of the Roman king of gods)

Sunday

Sun day