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Table of Contents What is a Clan? Clan System in Igboland Umunna-Umuada Structure In the article,  Nigeria's Diversity and the South-East/South-South Peripheral Inclusions: Biafra's raison d'etre,  Igbo people, and territory were briefly discussed as embodied in the notional term, Biafra. I will refer readers to that article if they want to find out more about Igboland and its territories. In this article, my main concern is to discuss the clan system in Igboland as a long-established and commanding phenomenon. What is a Clan? Before moving any further, it will be relevant to give a few understandings of what clan means. What is a clan? According to R.N Sharma, “clan is a collection of ‘unilateral’ families whose members believe themselves to be the common descendants of a real or mythical ancestor.” Then Majumdar and Madan defined clan as: a combination of a few lineages and descents that may be ultimately traced to a mythical ancestor, who may be a human or ...

Audio – The Aesir vs the Vanir – The gods at war Table of Contents Introduction Norse Mythology The different deities under the Aesir Family The different deities under the Vanir Family Other deities Ullr Loki Conclusion Introduction ‘The gods at war’ is a phrase or statement I have chosen as a theme that will help me understand the claim about the many conflicts between the Aesir and the Vanir gods and goddesses. The Aesir gods and goddesses are Odin, Frigg, Höðr, Thor, Baldr, and Tyr. Then, the Vanir gods and goddesses are Njörðr, Nerthus, Freyja, Freyr, Óðr, Hnoss, Gersemi, Skírnir, Kvasir, Gullveig. There is Jotnar, the giant gods who are constantly warring with the Aesir gods and goddesses and they are seen as chaotic and destructive. Then comes Kvasir. According to Norse mythology, Kvasir is a creation borne from the mixture of the saliva of the Aesir and Vanir gods and goddesses at the end of their wars. Kvasir is considered a wise god and he went up and down ...

Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain which has the status of nationality. Catalonia is comprised of four provinces, namely: Barcelona, which is the capital and largest city, and the second most populated municipality in Spain. Others include Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Geographically, Catalonia is located at the eastern farthest end of the Iberian Peninsula and shares boundaries with France and Andorra in the north, Valencia in the south, the Mediterranean Sea in the east and the communities of Aragon in the west. Historically, Catalonia appears to be a political fallout put together by the Frankish kingdom as feudal vassals which acted as a bulwark against Muslim invasions. By the 12th century, Catalonia and the Kingdom of Aragon forged a unity under the Crown of Aragon and latterly, around 1469 to 1516, the marriage between Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile meant that both jointly ruled their kingdoms together. However, the union established for the f...