Þnints
Þnintic: Eþnint /ɛːθniːnth/
Sanxean: Gaajexop /kaːjɛksɔːph/
The þnints1 are one of the main þnúnóan tribes inhabiting the mixed woodlands between Sanx to the north and Þonnanó to the south and the largest one outside the latter region, centered around a territory known as Hau Þnin which is bordered by Sanx to the north, the Rerp Mountains to the southwest, Narannax Mountains to the southeast and the Akna Plain to the east.
Þnints are among the people that Sanxeans consider to be barbarians, though they've had greater success than neighbouring tribes to the west at keeping sanxean raiders -on the hunt for war captives to sacrifice to the ancestral spirits- at bay, as well as invading Gölans from east.
Conversely, tattoos and jewelry on other parts of the body are popular. Men usually wear a wrap-around loincloth and long scarf around their neck, while the women wear a skirt and cover their chest with a sash. The clothes are usually black and adorned with blue, white and brown designs.
Unlike neighbouring tribes, þnints don't weave their clothing from the hairs of wooly dogs or plant fibres, but from goat wool, a practice adopted from the natives of Narannax Mountains to the southeast.
Þnint funerary practices are considered unusual among their neighbours, as only the head is buried after being wrapped in a shroud and placed inside an urn, while the rest of the body is disposed of in some remote part of the woods.
Sanxean: Gaajexop /kaːjɛksɔːph/
The þnints1 are one of the main þnúnóan tribes inhabiting the mixed woodlands between Sanx to the north and Þonnanó to the south and the largest one outside the latter region, centered around a territory known as Hau Þnin which is bordered by Sanx to the north, the Rerp Mountains to the southwest, Narannax Mountains to the southeast and the Akna Plain to the east.
Þnints are among the people that Sanxeans consider to be barbarians, though they've had greater success than neighbouring tribes to the west at keeping sanxean raiders -on the hunt for war captives to sacrifice to the ancestral spirits- at bay, as well as invading Gölans from east.
Culture
Apparel
Like many þnúnóans, þnints believe that the soul resides in the head and thus have a number of taboos related to it with the former, though observed far more strictly than elsewhere. Earrings and other jewelry above the neck is forbidden, as are tattoos, face-paint and headgear of any kind, and the hair is washed regularly and only cut as a punishment for serious crimes.Conversely, tattoos and jewelry on other parts of the body are popular. Men usually wear a wrap-around loincloth and long scarf around their neck, while the women wear a skirt and cover their chest with a sash. The clothes are usually black and adorned with blue, white and brown designs.
Unlike neighbouring tribes, þnints don't weave their clothing from the hairs of wooly dogs or plant fibres, but from goat wool, a practice adopted from the natives of Narannax Mountains to the southeast.
Cuisine
Þnints subsist mostly on millet, fish, goat meat and various vegetables, along with acorns to the north, the latter which are traditionally eaten with fish and berries.Religion
Each þnint settlement is centered around a intricately carved wooden pillar representing the ancestral spirits, itself surrounded by altars dedicated to various deities, each identified by an image carved from boar tusk, deer antler or goat horn. Spring equinox marks the main festival of the year, during which dances and other ceremonies are performed for ritual purification and in hopes of bringing harmony to the world.Þnint funerary practices are considered unusual among their neighbours, as only the head is buried after being wrapped in a shroud and placed inside an urn, while the rest of the body is disposed of in some remote part of the woods.
Warfare
The bow and arrow is the traditional weapon of the þnints, along with maces, with each settlement having its own distinct design for the latter.1Original icelandic: Þnintar, singular: Þninti.
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