Mannus

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Mannus, according to the Roman writer Tacitus, was a figure in the creation myths of the Germanic tribes. Tacitus is the only source of these myths.<ref name="Mills et al. 2003">Template:Cite book This is a university textbook and exists in several variants printed for different major institutions. Reprinted 2007, Template:ISBN.</ref>

Tacitus wrote that Mannus was the son of Tuisto and the progenitor of the three Germanic tribes Ingaevones, Herminones and Istvaeones.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In discussing the German tribes, Tacitus wrote:<ref>Tacitus, Germania, chapter 2. Quoted in: Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Blockquote

Several authors consider the name Mannus in Tacitus's work to stem from an Indo-European root.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Crossref

The Latinized name Template:Lang is evidently of some relation to Proto-Germanic Template:Lang, 'man'.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Mannus again became popular in literature in the 16th century, after works published by Annius de Viterbo<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and Johannes Aventinus<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> purported to list him as a primeval king over Germany and Sarmatia.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In the 19th century, F. Nork wrote that the names of the three sons of Mannus can be extrapolated as Ingui, Irmin, and Istaev or Iscio.<ref>Populäre Mythologie, oder Götterlehre aller Völker, p. 112, F. Nork, Scheible, Rieger & Sattler (1845)</ref> A few scholars like Ralph T. H. Griffith have expressed a connection between Mannus and the names of other ancient founder-kings, such as Minos of Greek mythology, and Manu of Hindu tradition.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Guido von List incorporated the myth of Mannus and his sons into his occult practice, which were later adopted into Nazi occult beliefs.<ref name="Goodrick-Clarke1992">Template:Cite book</ref>