Norse clans

A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. Even if actual lineage patterns are unknown, clan members nonetheless recognize a founding member or apical ancestor. As kinship based bonds can be merely symbolical in nature some clans share a "stipulated" common ancestor, which is a symbol of the clan's unity. When this ancestor is not human, this is referred to as animallian totem. Generally speaking, kinship differs from biological relation, as it also involves ...

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• Clan - Word Origin
• Clan - Albania
• Clan - Armenia
• Clan - China
• Clan - Hong Kong
• Clan - Manchu
• Clan - Ireland
• Clan - Japan
• Clan - Korea
• Clan - Among Serbs
• Clan - Scandinavia
• Clan - Scotland

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The Wægmundings were a prominent probably Swedish clan (an ätt, see Norse clans) in Beowulf. A name such as Wægmunding meant "belongs to Wægmund", i.e. they were the descendants of a man named Wægmund. This was the normal way of naming a Germanic clan (see e.g. Sigurd the Völsung (descendant of king Volsung), Folkung (descendants of Folke) and Yngling (descendants of Yngvi-Freyr)). Members: Wægmund (the ancestor of the clan) Ælfhere (seems to have been a distinguished me ...

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• Wægmunding - On the ethnic identity of the Wægmundings

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Clan - Hong Kong. The five main Han Chinese Punti clans in Hong Kong are: Tang clan, arrived in Hong Kong in 1069 Hau clan, arrived in the 12th century Pang clan, arrived in the 12th century Man clan, arrived in 1307 Liu clan, arrived in the 15th century Clan - Manchu. List of Manchu clans Manchu family name ...

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Clan, Clan - Word Origin, Clan - Albania, Clan - Armenia, Clan - China, Clan - Hong Kong, Clan - Manchu, Clan - Ireland, Clan - Japan, Clan - Korea, Clan - Among Serbs, Clan - Scandinavia, Clan - Scotland

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