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Mannaz
- Literal meaning
- human
- Associated concepts
- identity · community · reason
- Ætt
- Týr's ætt
Mannaz is the human being, and specifically the human in society: the Anglo-Saxon rune poem calls it dear to its kin, even though each person will eventually leave the others behind. It stands for the person as part of a web of dependencies, not as an isolated individual.