Goði
The use in religious context is an Abrahamization of Norse culture.
The first public record of the term “goði” is found on the Nordhuglo Rune Stone from Norway dating back to around 400 AD, as well as three other stones from Funen in Denmark. The word is used in opposition to gandr, which refers to a magic staff, and thus magics, believed to be the exclusive jurisdiction of wom…
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