A Goði or Gothi ( plural goðar ) is the historical Old Norse term for a priest and chieftain in Norse paganism.

Goði literally means " speaker for the gods ", and is used to denote the priesthood or those who officiate over rituals in Ásatrú.

Eyrbyggja Saga details the transition of paganism to Christianity within Icelandic settlement under the direction of Snorri Goði, or “ Snorri the Priest .” The emphasis on justice and the conviction in their system of governance is reflected within the saga: “ They say we ’ ll suffer setbacks in court ; we must plead for support from powerful chieftains: but Arnkel will argue an eloquent case, he ’ ll sway judge and jury-I have faith in justice .” However, court decisions were often displaced by personal and violent acts of vengeance as a matter of duty and honor.

Goði literally means " speaker for the gods ", and is used to denote the priesthood or those who officiate over rituals in Ásatrú, Odinism and Wotanism.

Other historical people who lived in the area according to the saga include Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir, Bolli Þorleiksson and Snorri the Goði.

Blót and Þing: The Function of the Tenth-Century Goði, in A Piece of Horse Liver: Myth, Ritual and Folklore in Old Icelandic Sources, 35-56.

It was written by an anonymous writer, who describes a long standing feud between Snorri Goði and Arnkel Goði, two strong chieftains within the Norse community that settled in Iceland.

* Snorri Goði or Snorri Goði ( 963-1031 ) was a prominent chieftain in Western Iceland, who featured in a number of Icelandic sagas

Snorri Goði, in particular, was the head chieftain on Snæfellsnes and dealt with local disputes over firewood, blood feuds, and property distribution.

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Kindreds usually have a recognized Goði to lead religious rites, while some other kindreds function more like modern corporations.

Although these Goði need only be recognized by the kindred itself and may not have any standing with any other Kindred.

The author tends to favor Snorri Goði over any other character in the Saga.

All of the events of the Saga take place in one small region of Snæfellsnes, shifting between Álptafjord, which cuts into the northern shore of the peninsula, and Helgafell, the farmstead on Thórsnes, where Snorri Goði resided.

The author explains that Snorri Goði permitted the construction of Christian churches around Snæfellsnes, which was the same summer that Snorri declared Christianity was the official religion of Iceland.

The name Visigothi is an invention of Cassiodorus, who combined Visi and Gothi under the misapprehension that it meant " west Goths ".

:" Turning from the northern parts to the mouth of the Baltic Sea we first meet the Norwegians ( Nortmanni ), then the Danish region of Skåne ( Sconia ) stands out, and beyond these live the Geats ( Gothi ) for a long stretch all the way to Birka.

Liber Iudiciorum ( completed in 654 ) abolished the old tradition of having different laws for Romans and for Visigoths, so that legal distinctions were no longer made between Romani and Gothi, coalescing them into Hispani.

* A people of Scandia mentioned by Ptolemy ( 150 AD ); in later Latin known as Gutones and Gothi.

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