The Kin group is the virtually all rife form of �satrú group in the United States. This kindthe class action can as well become known as a Hearth, Garth, or Stead. Kin come little & local, seldom getting further than twenty members. A total of groups calling themselves �satrú Kin group in the U.S. within 2003 probably was in the hundreds.

The Clan functions as a combination of extended personal & religious class action. the members of a Kin group can be related by blood or even even marriage, or can be unrelated. Membership is managed per acquiescence of the class action.

A bit of Kin have a recognized gothi (godman) or gythja (godwoman) to lead rites honoring the Norse/Germanic gods, when others come nominally leaderless. Tribe typically use their have traditions inside a big �satrú context.

Numbers of Clan come specifically allied by having big �satrú organizations, like The Troth [http://www.thetroth.org], the �satrú Alliance [http://www.asatru.org] and the �satrú Folk Assembly [http://www.runestone.org/flash/introduction/index.html].

Related topics: Trollkyrka, Norse mythology