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Encyclopedia > Feuds

A feud is a long-running argument or fight between parties—often groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds tend to begin because one party (correctly or incorrectly) perceives itself to have been attacked, insulted or wronged by another. A long-running cycle of retaliation, often involving the original parties' family members and/or associates, then ensues. A family of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 A family consists of a domestic group of people (or a number of domestic groups), typically affiliated by birth or marriage, or by comparable legal relationships — including domestic partnership, adoption, surname and (in some cases) ownership (as occurred in the Roman Empire). ... A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. ... Revenge is retaliation against a person or group in response to wrongdoing. ...


Feuds can last for generations. In areas, or among groups, without strong central government, the feud can be the only way to seek justice between and within communities. Community is a set of people (or agents in a more abstract sense) with some shared element. ...

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Blood feuds/Vendetta

A blood feud is a feud with a cycle of retaliatory violence, with the relatives of someone who has been killed or otherwise wronged seeking vengeance by killing or otherwise physically punishing the culprits or their relatives. Historically, the word vendetta has been used to mean a blood feud. The word is Italian, and originates from the Latin vindicta, "vengeance." In modern times, the word is sometimes extended to mean any other long-standing feud, not necessarily involving bloodshed. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Revenge is retaliation against a person or group in response to wrongdoing. ...


Famous blood feuds

Clan Campbell is historically one of the largest Highland Scottish clans. ... The Scottish Clan Donald (motto: Per Mare Per Terras which means By sea and by land ) is split into several branches including MacDonald of the Isles, MacDonald of Clan Ranald, MacDonald of Sleat, MacDonald of Keppoch, MacDonald of Ardnamurchan and McDonell of Glengarry. ... The mountains of Glen Coe: The Aonach Eagach ridge, to the north side of the glen. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... George Clarence Bugs Moran (August 21, 1891 – February 25, 1957) was a Chicago Prohibition-era gangster. ... The St. ... Newspaper coverage of the fight. ... Black Donnellys is the common nickname of the Donnelly family, a family that emigrated from County Tipperary, Ireland, to Canada about 1845-1846, and who participated in a notorious feud in Biddulph Township, Ontario. ... Gunn Crest:A dexter hand holding a sword in bend all proper. ... Clan Keith is a Scottish clan associated with lands in northeastern and northwestern Scotland. ... The Hatfield clan in 1897. ... Lancaster York For other uses see Wars of the Roses (disambiguation) The Wars of the Roses (1455–1485) were collectively an intermittent civil war fought over the throne of England between adherents of the House of Lancaster and the House of York. ... The Percy-Neville feud was a series of skirmishes, raids and vandalism between two prominent northern families and their followers that helped provoke the Wars of the Roses. ... Njáls saga (also known as The Story of Burnt Njál) is an epic of Icelandic literature from the 13th century that describes the progress of a 50-year blood feud. ...

Fictional blood feuds

House Atreides is a fictional noble family from Frank Herberts Dune novels. ... House Harkonnen is a powerful fictional noble family in Frank Herberts Dune novels. ... Frank Herbert (1920 - 1986) Frank Patrick Herbert (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author. ... Dune is a science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert and published in 1965. ... Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather Vito Corleone (Born: Vito Andolini), aka The Godfather, is the fictional head of one of the five New York Mafia families in Mario Puzos novel The Godfather and its 1972 film adaptation. ... Mario Puzo Mario Puzo (October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author known for his fictional books about the Mafia. ... The Godfather is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Mario Puzo, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino. ... The seal of the House of Montague in Baz Luhrmanns William Shakespeares Romeo + Juliet (1996) The Montagues were a fictional Ghibelline family of Verona at mortal feud with that of the fictional family the Capulets in William Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet. ... The seal of the House of Capulet in Baz Luhrmanns William Shakespeares Romeo + Juliet (1996) The Capulets were a fictional Ghibelline family of Verona at mortal feud with the fictional family, the Montagues in William Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, commonly referred to as Romeo and Juliet, is a play by William Shakespeare concerning the fate of two young lovers who would do anything to be together. ...

Vendetta history

Originally, a vendetta was a blood feud between two families where kinsmen of the victim intended to avenge his or her death by killing either those responsible for the killing or some of their relatives. The responsibility to maintain the vendetta usually falls on the closest male relative to whoever has been killed or wronged, but other members of the family may take the mantle as well. If the culprit had disappeared or was already dead, the vengeance could extend to other relatives.


The Celtic phenomenon of the blood feud demanded "an eye for an eye," and usually descended into murder. Disagreements between clans might last for generations in Scotland, Ireland and Appalachia. A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Appalachian Region of the U.S., as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission Appalachian zones of the US - USGS Appalachia is a term used to include a region stretching from the state of New York to Alabama that surrounds the Appalachian mountains. ...


A similar concept existed in the Norse culture with the idea of weregild, which demanded payment of some kind from those responsible for a wrongful death. If these payments were not made, or refused by the offended party, a blood feud would ensue. Norsemen (the Norse) is the indigenous or ancient name for the people of Scandinavia, including (but not limited to) the Vikings. ... Weregild (Alternative spellings: wergild, wergeld, weregeld, etc. ...


In Japan's feudal past the Samurai class upheld the honor of their family, clan, or their lord by katakiuchi (敵討ち), or revenge killings. These killings could also involve the relatives of an offender. While some vendettas were punished by the government such as with the 47 Ronin, others were given official permission with specific targets. Japanese samurai in armour, 1860s. ... Incense burns at the burial graves of the 47 Ronin at Sengakuji. ...


Traditions similar to vendetta have existed almost everywhere, as between various Arabic people, Albanians and Circassians. The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are an ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... The term Circassians is term derived from the Turkic Cherkess, and is not the self-designation of any people. ...


Vendetta originated in societies with no central government (or where the central government did not consider itself responsible for mediating this kind of dispute) where family and kinship ties were the main source of authority. An entire family was considered responsible for whatever one of them had done. Sometimes even two separate branches of the same family could come to blows over some matter. The practice has mostly disappeared with more centralized societies where law enforcement and criminal law take responsibility of punishing the lawbreakers. In politics, authority (Latin auctoritas, used in Roman law as opposed to potestas and imperium) is often used interchangeably with the term power. However, their meanings differ. ... For the band, see The Police. ... Criminal law (also known as penal law) is the body of common law that punishes criminals for committing offences against the state. ...


Vendetta in modern times

Vendetta is reputedly still practiced in some areas in Corsica and Italy; especially Sardinia, Sicily and Calabria, Crete in Greece, in eastern regions of Turkey and in northern Albania, where those seeking retribution do not accept or respect the local law enforcement authority. Vendettas are generally based on a perceived or actual indifference on behalf of local law enforcement. Capital Ajaccio Land area¹ 8,680 km² President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Population   - Jan. ... Sardinia (American pronunciation)(Sardegna in Italian, Sardigna or Sardinna in the Sardinian language, is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ... Sicilian redirects here. ... Calabria, formerly Brutium, is a region in southern Italy which occupies the toe of the Italian peninsula south of Naples. ... Crete (Greek Κρήτη Kriti; called Candia in the Venetian period and Turkish: Girit) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ...


Similarly, honor killings are practised among more conservative sections of Muslim society, usually against female members of a family for perceived sexual or other transgressions. Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian: مسلمان) is an adherent of Islam. ...


Mutual vendetta may develop into a vicious circle of further killings, retaliation, counterattacks and all-out warfare that can end in the mutual extinction of both families. Often the original cause is forgotten, and feuds continue simply because there has always been a feud.


Some of the gang wars between organized crime groups are effectively forms of vendetta, where the criminal organization (like the Mafia "family") has taken the place of blood relatives. Gang warfare is the conflict between differing groups of people identifying themselves as gangs. ... Organized crime is crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ...


Hip-hop feuds

Main article: Hip-hop rivalries Often referred to as beefs, feuds and rivalries have existed since the dawn of hip hop music, which originated in the 1970s in New York City, United States. ...


In modern hip-hop, rappers nototriously engage in verbal warfare with one another, which occasionally spills over into actual violence and sometimes murder. The most high-profile feud in rap was the Tupac - Notorious BIG Feud, which included several shootings and attacks on friends of both icons. It culminated with the highly publicized assassinations of Tupac Shakur in 1996 and The Notorious BIG in 1997. Other notable rap feuds have included: The references in this article would be clearer with a different style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Christopher Wallace (May 21, 1972 - March 9, 1997), also known as Biggie Smalls (after a stylish gangster in the 1975 comedy, Lets Do it Again), but best known as The Notorious B.I.G. (Business Instead of Game). ...

Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jeffery Atkins (born February 29, 1976 in Hollis, Queens, New York), better known as Ja Rule, is an American rapper and actor. ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972) is an American rapper best known by the stage name Eminem. ... Benzino Is an east coast rapper and co-owner of The Source, a popular hip hop magazine in the United States. ... DMX can mean: DMX, alias for Earl Simmons, American Rap artist DMX Krew, an electronic music producer Digital Multiplex or DMX-512, a lighting communications protocol. ... Jeffery Atkins (born February 29, 1976 in Hollis, Queens, New York), better known as Ja Rule, is an American rapper and actor. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Game may mean: // Games and Sports The Game (treasure hunt) , a giant treasure hunt played on several college campuses The Game (game), a game in which the goal is to forget its existence. ... The Insane Clown Posse (ICP) are an American hardcore hip hop/horrorcore rap group originally from Wayne, Michigan, consisting of Violent J (Joseph Bruce) and Shaggy 2 Dope (Joseph Utsler). ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972) is an American rapper best known by the stage name Eminem. ...

Wrestling feuds

Main Article: Feud (professional wrestling) In professional wrestling, a feud is a staged disagreement between two workers or factions. A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ... Professional wrestling is generally any form of wrestling in which the wrestlers receive payment for participating. ... In professional wrestling, a work is slang for a staged event (that is, one that enforces kayfabe). ...


External links

  • BBC: In pictures: Egypt vendetta ends May, 2005, One of the most enduring and bloody family feuds of modern times in Upper Egypt has ended with a tense ceremony of humiliation and forgiveness. Police are very edgy. After lengthy peace talks, no one knows if the penance - and a large payment of blood money - will end the vendetta which began in 1991 with a children's fight.

See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Feud (professional wrestling) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (377 words)
Feuds may be protracted and last for months or even years or resolved with implausible speed, perhaps during the course of a single long match.
Feuds are often the result of the friction that is created between faces (the heroic figures) and heels (the malevolent, 'evil' participants).
A prime example of this was the feud between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels, who despite having one of the WWE's and professional wrestling's most memorable on screen feuds, they really did have a total disstain for each other, based on many real life backstage feuds between the two.
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