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18 relations: Beowulf, Central government, Clan, Commoner, Dynasty, Nobility, Norsemen, Old Norse, Royal family, Saga, Scandinavia, Scottish clan, Scylding, Sippe, Völsung, Wægmunding, Wulfings, Yngling.
Beowulf
Beowulf is an Old English epic story consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines.
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Central government
A central government is the government of a nation-state and is a characteristic of a unitary state.
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Clan
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent.
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Commoner
The common people, also known as the common man, commoners, or the masses, are the ordinary people in a community or nation who lack any significant social status, especially those who are members of neither royalty, nobility, the clergy, nor any member of the aristocracy.
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Dynasty
A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,Oxford English Dictionary, "dynasty, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897.
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Nobility
Nobility is a social class in aristocracy, normally ranked immediately under royalty, that possesses more acknowledged privileges and higher social status than most other classes in a society and with membership thereof typically being hereditary.
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Norsemen
Norsemen are a group of Germanic people who inhabited Scandinavia and spoke what is now called the Old Norse language between 800 AD and c. 1300 AD.
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Old Norse
Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements from about the 9th to the 13th century.
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Royal family
A royal family is the immediate family of a king or queen regnant, and sometimes his or her extended family.
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Saga
Sagas are stories mostly about ancient Nordic and Germanic history, early Viking voyages, the battles that took place during the voyages, and migration to Iceland and of feuds between Icelandic families.
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Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural and linguistic ties.
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Scottish clan
A Scottish clan (from Gaelic clann, "children") is a kinship group among the Scottish people.
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Scylding
Old English Scylding (plural Scyldingas) and Old Norse Skjöldung (plural Skjöldungar), meaning in both languages "People of Scyld/Skjöld" refers to members of a legendary royal family of Danes, especially kings.
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Sippe
Sippe is German for "clan, kindred, extended family".
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Völsung
In Norse mythology, Völsung (Vǫlsungr) was the son of Rerir and the eponymous ancestor of the ill-fortuned Völsung clan (Vǫlsungar), which includes the well known Norse hero Sigurð.
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Wægmunding
The Wægmundings were a prominent probably Swedish clan (an ätt, see Norse clans) in Beowulf.
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Wulfings
The Wulfings, Wylfings or YlfingsWord initial w was lost before rounded vowels in Proto-Norse, e.g. wulf corresponds to ulf, and Wulfing/Wylfing corresponds to Ylfing, because the i in the second syllable causes an umlaut in the first syllable u->y.
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Yngling
The Ynglings were the oldest known Scandinavian dynasty, originating from Sweden.
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