Gothi
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A goði or gothi (plural goðar) is the Old Norse term for a heathen priest and chieftain. Gyða signifies a priestess. The term goði literally means "speaker for the gods". The goðar are depicted in the Sagas as the religious and political leaders of their district or goðorð. In Iceland, prior to Christianization, religious temples or hofs were privately owned and maintained by a hofgoði or temple priest.
The term goði is often used as a priestly title by modern adherents of various denominations of Germanic Heathenry, especially in Ásatrú.
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See also
- Icelandic commonwealth
- Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson - a modern day goði
- Althing
- Blót
- Norse paganism
- Ásatrú
- Trollkyrkada:Gode (præst)