godi

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Definition von godi im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A local chieftain in Iceland with religious and administrative duties

Odd was the chieftain of Borgarfjord on the south side of Hvita then. He was the godi of the temple to which everyone living south of Skardsheidi paid tribute.

In pre-Christian Scandinavia, a priest-chieftain. Worship of the Norse gods was organized around them, and in Iceland, where there was no king, they became the ruling class. They dominated the Icelandic assembly, made laws, and appointed judges. When Iceland was converted to Christianity 1000, they controlled the organization of the new religion. Many of them built churches, and some were ordained priests

Etymologie

() From Icelandic goði.