In medieval studies, an origo gentis is the origin story of a gens (people). It is not a literary genre of its own, but it is a part of quite extensive works that describe, for example, the history of the respective people. They can also be part of hero epics or biographies.[1]
- ^ Herwig Wolfram, Origo Gentis. in Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde, vol. 22 (2003)
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