Kindred

For the R&B duo, see Kindred the Family Soul. For the "Kindred" (vampires), see .

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A Kindred is the most prevalent form of ?satr? group in the United States. This kind of group may also be called a Hearth, Garth, or Stead. Kindreds are small and local, rarely having more than twenty members. The number of groups calling themselves ?satr? Kindreds in the U.S. in 2003 probably was in the hundreds.

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A Kindred functions as a combination of extended family and religious group. The members of a Kindred may be related by blood or marriage, or may be unrelated. Membership is managed by the assent of the group.

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Some Kindreds have a recognized gothi (godman) or gythja (godwoman) to lead rites honoring the Norse/Germanic gods, while others are nominally leaderless. Kindreds often have their own traditions within the larger ?satr? context.

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Many Kindreds are specifically allied with larger ?satr? organizations, such as The Troth http://www.thetroth.org, the ?satr? Alliance http://www.asatru.org and the ?satr? Folk Assembly http://www.runestone.org/flash/introduction/index.html.

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Related topics: Trollkyrka, Norse mythology

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R&B: redirect Rhythm and blues...

Kindred the Family Soul: Kindred the Family Soul is an American rhythm and blues group composed of the husband-and-wife team of Fatin Dantzler and Aja Graydon. Signed to Hidden Beach recordings, Soul emerged from the Philadelphia neo-soul movement that also included singer Jill Scott, who discovered them. After two years of...

United States: :For other uses, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation)....

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