Sippe is German for "clan, kindred, extended family". It continues a Proto-Germanic term *sibbja, which referred to a band or confederation bound by a treaty or oath, not primarily restricted to blood relations. The original character of sibb as a peace treaty is visible in Old English, e.g. in Beowulf (v. 1858):
The Sippe came to be a cognatic, extended family unit, exactly analogous to the Scottish/Irish sept.
Most of the information left about the nature and role of the Sippe is found in records left by the Lombards, Alamanni, and Bavarians. One of the functions of the Sippe was regulating use of forests. The average Sippe likely contained no more than 50 families. The Sippe seems to have been absorbed into the monogamous family later on; P.D. King asserts that this was already the case among the Visigoths during the time of the Visigothic Kingdom.
Waltraud Meier (born 9 January 1956 in Würzburg) is a Grammy Award–winning German dramatic soprano and mezzo-soprano singer. She is particularly known for her Wagnerian roles as Kundry, Isolde, Ortrud, Venus and Sieglinde, but has also had success in the French and Italian repertoire appearing as Eboli, Amneris, Carmen and Santuzza. She resides in Munich.
Meier has performed in the world's famed opera houses (including La Scala, Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera, the Vienna State Opera, the Bavarian State Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Colón Theater). She has performed under the batons of conductors including Riccardo Muti, Daniel Barenboim, Claudio Abbado, James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, and Giuseppe Sinopoli. She has been named a "Kammersängerin" by both the Bavarian State Opera in Munich and the Vienna State Opera, and "Commandeur" of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government.
Waltraud Meier was born in Würzburg, Germany. She sang in numerous choral groups during her younger years. Upon finishing her secondary education, she began graduate studies in English and Romance Languages while also taking voice lessons. She studied singing with Professor Dietger Jacob. In 1976, she decided to concentrate on a singing career and soon thereafter debuted at the Würzburg Opera as Lola in Cavalleria rusticana. Over the next several years she performed regularly at the opera house in Mannheim (1976–1978).
Clifton Forbis, Eva Maria Westbroek - Die Walküre Act 1 - Der Männer Sippe...Winterstürme
John Sinclair Folge 29 Die Werwolf-Sippe Teil 1
Leonie Rysanek "Der Männer Sippe" Die Walküre
Helen Traubel "Der Männer Sippe" Die Walküre
Koran Sure 3-Al Imran (Die Sippe) mit DeutschenUntertitel
"Der Männer sippe saß hier im Saal" from Die Walküre (Boulez/Chéreau)
Birgit Nilsson: Wagner - Die Walküre, ' Der Männer Sippe'
Die Parodis - Miese Sippe
Jessye Norman: Wagner - Die Walküre, 'Der Männer Sippe'
Ein Tag in Haithabu, Midgard-Sippe
Gré Brouwenstijn "Der Männer Sippe" Die Walküre
[Ragnarok Online fRO] Fabulous vs. Sippe 21.09.2011
euRO Woe Video (How to take Sippe)
Der Männer Sippe
Clifton Forbis, Eva Maria Westbroek - Die Walküre Act 1 - Der Männer Sippe...Winterstürme
John Sinclair Folge 29 Die Werwolf-Sippe Teil 1
Leonie Rysanek "Der Männer Sippe" Die Walküre
Helen Traubel "Der Männer Sippe" Die Walküre
Koran Sure 3-Al Imran (Die Sippe) mit DeutschenUntertitel
"Der Männer sippe saß hier im Saal" from Die Walküre (Boulez/Chéreau)
Birgit Nilsson: Wagner - Die Walküre, ' Der Männer Sippe'
Die Parodis - Miese Sippe
Jessye Norman: Wagner - Die Walküre, 'Der Männer Sippe'
Ein Tag in Haithabu, Midgard-Sippe
Gré Brouwenstijn "Der Männer Sippe" Die Walküre
[Ragnarok Online fRO] Fabulous vs. Sippe 21.09.2011
euRO Woe Video (How to take Sippe)
Der Männer Sippe
Kirsten Flagstad: Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelunge, Die Walküre, 'Der Manner Sippe'
Sippe Sibbele - Serious Record - 8 december 2013 - Leeuwarden
Les Masters SIPPE se défient à FIFA
WAGNER - 'Die Walküre' - Der Männer Sippe sass hier im Saal (Waltraud Meier)
SiPPE Tutorial 2/3 (Ubicar personal) HD*
Lee-On - Ich Sippe Slow
Ludmila Dvořáková "Der Männer Sippe" Die Walküre
Das Haar in der Sippe
Gundula Janowitz & Jess Thomas; "Der Männer Sippe"; Act I Siegfried
Interview mit der Sippe Teil 1
Interview mit der Sippe Teil 2
SERGEANT MURPH - BÄHNEDIKT INTERVIEW Teil 1
Best Of Money Boy @Joiz (Blind Date / 11.11.2014)
SERGEANT MURPH - BÄHNEDIKT INTERVIEW Teil2
[GER] HdRO - #2 Das Auenländer Frühstücks Fernsehen vom 01.3.15
Rußland, Ukraine und die Aggression des Westens
Hildegard Behrens: Wagner - Die Walküre, 'Der Männer Sippe'
Der Männer Sippe ... (Sieglinde) Wagner: Walküre
Magdalena Renwart - Sieglinde: Der Männer Sippe
Astrid Varnay: Wagner - Die Walküre, 'Der Männer Sippe'
INGE BORKH & G.TREPTOW - DIE WALKÜRE - Der Männer Sippe ... Winterstürme LIVE 1952
Regine Crespin sings "Der Männer Sippe" from Die Walküre
Interview : Teameastside Peezy Talks Not Making Summer Jamz, Inspiration & More
Présentation du Master SIPPE Stratégies Internet et Pilotage de Projets en Entreprises
Melanie Martinez - Sippy Cup (Official Video)
Team Eastside BabyFace Ray Interview talks Who is in Team Eastside, Mia Season and much more. PT.1
Gwyneth Jones sings "Der Männer Sippe" from Die Walküre
Elena Pankratova as SIEGLINDE: "Der Männer Sippe"
what im sippen by kidduty
Doughboyz CashOut - Boss Yo Life Up Gang Tour Interview | shot by NoJae
Sippe Markja