I was born in a family that was part of a Cimmerian tribe; we were neither of high nor low birth. I was given the name Sjeep. The family consisted of myself, my father, my mother and a for year older brother. The only relative we had outside the family was an uncle on my mother’s side. He had a high rank in the tribe but did not care much about us and I never remember ever having talked to him. My mother said he was just different but that he within really cared about us; my father said that he just cared about his money and high rank and gave nothing for anyone that was not for use to him.