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Allsherjargoði
Allsherjargoði (, ''All-People Chieftain''; plural ''-goðar'' ) was an office in the Icelandic Commonwealth, held by the goði who held the ''goðorð'' of the descendants of Ingólfr Arnarson, the first settler of Iceland. The role of the ''allsherjargoði'' was to sanctify the Althing as it began every year. Þorsteinn Ingólfsson, son of Ingólfr Arnarson, was a ''goði'' when the Althing was founded in 930 and became the first ''allsherjargoði''. His son, Þorkell máni Þorsteinsson, inherited the office ca. 945 while at the same time being lawspeaker. He was succeeded by his son Þormóðr Þorkelsson, who held office from 984 to 1020. His son, Hamall Þormóðsson held office until 1055. Hamall had three sons, Þormóðr, Torfi and Már but it is not known who of the three inherited the office and for the following century it is not known who held the office. In 1160, Guðmundr gríss Ámundason, presumably a descendant of Hamall, was in office as ''allsherjargoði''. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goði
Gothi or (plural , fem. ; Old Norse: ) was a position of political and social prominence in the Icelandic Commonwealth. The term originally had a religious significance, referring to a pagan leader responsible for a religious structure and communal feasts, but the title is primarily known as a secular political title from medieval Iceland. Etymology The word derives from , meaning "god".Byock, Jesse L. (1993). "Goði". Entry in ''Medieval Scandinavia, an Encyclopedia'' (Phillip Pulsiano, ed.), 230–231. Garland: NY and London, . It possibly appears in Ulfilas' Gothic language translation of the Bible as for "priest", although the corresponding form of this in Icelandic would have been an unattested . In Scandinavia, there is one surviving attestation in the Proto-Norse form from the Norwegian Nordhuglo runestone (Rundata N KJ65 U),The article ''gotiska'' in ''Nationalencyklopedin'' (1992) and in the later Old Norse form from three Danish runestones: DR 190 Helnæs, DR 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goðar
Gothi or (plural , fem. ; Old Norse language, Old Norse: ) was a position of political and social prominence in the Icelandic Commonwealth. The term originally had a religious significance, referring to a pagan leader responsible for a religious structure and communal feasts, but the title is primarily known as a secular political title from medieval Iceland. Etymology The word derives from , meaning "god".Byock, Jesse L. (1993). "Goði". Entry in ''Medieval Scandinavia, an Encyclopedia'' (Phillip Pulsiano, ed.), 230–231. Garland: NY and London, . It possibly appears in Ulfilas' Gothic language Codex Argenteus, translation of the Bible as for "priest", although the corresponding form of this in Icelandic language, Icelandic would have been an unattested . In Scandinavia, there is one surviving attestation in the Proto-Norse language, Proto-Norse form from the Norwegian Nordhuglo runestone (Rundata N KJ65 U),The article ''gotiska'' in ''Nationalencyklopedin'' (1992) and in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allsherjargoði (Ásatrúarfélagið)
The allsherjargoði (; plural ''-goðar'') is the chief religious official of the Icelandic neopagan organization Ásatrúarfélagið in Iceland. Office holders are elected. Historical background The title is a modern adoption of the medieval political title '' allsherjargoði'' which was in use during the Icelandic Commonwealth from 930 to 1262. A ''goði'' was a local political leader, and ''allsherjargoði'' can be translated as "all-people chieftain". The original title was held by the ''goði'' who held the ''goðorð'' (an administrative division) of the descendants of Ingólfr Arnarson, the first settler of Iceland. The role of the ''allsherjargoði'' was to sanctify the Althing as it began every year. Elections When Ásatrúarfélagið was founded in 1972, this historical Icelandic title was chosen for the chief official of the organization. Shortly after establishing the organization on the First Day of Summer of 1972, the founding members chose the poet and farmer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnús Góði Guðmundarson
Magnús góði Guðmundarson (or Guðmundsson; 1172 – 20 September 1240) was a medieval chieftain (gothi) of Þingvellir in Iceland. He was the ''allsherjargoði'' of the Althing (assembly of free men) from 1197 to 1234. He inherited the office from his father Guðmundr gríss Ámundason, who was the descendant of Ingólfur Arnarson, one of the first Viking settlers on the island. Magnús was the next-to-last allsherjargoði before the dissolution of the Icelandic Commonwealth in 1262. He had no offspring, and contemporary sources only offer conjectures about his successor, possibly Árni óreiða Magnússon, nephew of Guðmundr gríss Ámundason and son-in-law of the skald Snorri Sturluson. In fact, the sagas narrate that Sturluson caused Magnús's fall: during his first term as lawspeaker, Sturluson convinced the Althing to outlaw (''skógarmaðr'') Magnús. Despite his title, Magnús was not one of Iceland's more powerful citizens. According to '' konungsannáll'', Magnús ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allur , a village in Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu
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Allur or Alluru or Alloor or Allooru may refer to: Places in India *Alor, Bastar, a village in Kondagaon district, Chhattisgarh * Allur, Gulbargha, a village in Kalaburagi district, Karnataka * Alluru, Krishna District, a village in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh * Allur, Nellore district, a village in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh * Allur, Prakasam, a village in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh *Allur, Tiruchirappalli district Allur is a village in Srirangam taluk of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noble Titles
Traditional rank amongst European monarch, royalty, peerage, peers, and nobility is rooted in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Although they vary over time and among geographic regions (for example, one region's prince might be equal to another's grand duke), the following is a reasonably comprehensive list that provides information on both general ranks and specific differences. Distinction should be made between reigning (or formerly reigning) families and the nobility – the latter being a social class subject to and created by the former. Ranks and titles Sovereign * The word ''monarch'' is derived from the Greek language, Greek μονάρχης, ''monárkhēs'', "sole ruler" (from μόνος, ''mónos'', "single" or "sole", and , ''árkhōn'', archon, "leader", "ruler", "chief", the word being the present participle of the verb ἄρχειν, ''árkhein'', "to rule", "to lead", this from the noun ὰρχή, ''arkhē'', "beginning", "authority", "principle") through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðmundr Gríss Ámundason
Guðmundr (Old Norse: , sometimes anglicised as Godmund) was a semi-legendary Norse king in Jotunheim, ruling over a land called ''Glæsisvellir'', which was known as the warrior's paradise.Otto Höfler, ''Kultische Geheimbünde der Germanen'', volume 1, Frankfurt a. M.: Diesterweg, OCLC 459349888p. 172 Guðmundr appears in the following legendary sagas: *'' Bósa saga ok Herrauðs'' *''Helga þáttr Þórissonar'' *'' Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks'' *''Norna-Gests þáttr'' *''Þorsteins þáttr bæjarmagns'' He also appears in Saxo Grammaticus' ''Gesta Danorum'' (Book VIII) and in '' Samsons saga fagra'', one of the chivalric sagas. Guðmundr shared the same name with his father; '' Úlfhéðinn'' was added to the son's name to differentiate father from son. According to some sources, Guðmundr Úlfhéðinn's son was Heiðrekr Úlfhamr.Ingemar Nordgren, ''The Well Spring of the Goths: About the Gothic Peoples in the Nordic Countries and on the Continent'', New York: iUniverse, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þorsteinn Ingólfsson
Þorsteinn is an Old Norse and Icelandic masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Þorsteinn Bachmann (born 1965), Icelandic actor *Þorsteinn Bjarnason (born 1957), Icelandic former professional footballer (goalkeeper) *Þorsteinn Eiríksson, the youngest son of Erik the Red *Þorsteinn Erlingsson (1858–1914), Icelandic poet *Þorsteinn frá Hamri (born 1938), Icelandic writer *Þorsteinn Gunnarsson (born 1940), Icelandic actor and architect *Þorsteinn Gylfason (1942–2005), Icelandic philosopher, translator, musician, poet, art enthusiast and intellectual *Þorsteinn J (full name Þorsteinn Jens Vilhjálmsson), an Icelandic television personality *Þorsteinn Pálsson Þorsteinn Pálsson (pronounced ; born 29 October 1947) served as prime minister of Iceland for the Independence Party (Iceland), Independence Party from 1987 to 1988.Reuters. "PM resigns over Iceland's economy crisis." Toronto Star. 18 Septembe ... (born 1947), Prime Minister of Iceland for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þorkell Máni Þorsteinsson
Thorkel or Thorkell (Þórkæll / Þorkell) is an Old Norse masculine personal name. Among the more famous holders of the name are: *Thorkel of Namdalen, ninth-century jarl and father of Ketil Trout. *Thorkell Súrsson, tenth-century Icelander and character in the ''Gísla saga''. *Thorkell Eyjólfsson, Icelandic goði of the late tenth and early eleventh century, husband of Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir and stepfather of Bolli Bollason. *Thorkell the Tall, eleventh-century Jomsviking leader and jarl. *Thorkell Leifsson, Greenlandic goði of the eleventh century and son of explorer Leif Eriksson. * Thorkel Fóstri ("Foster-father Thorkel"), foster father of Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Jarl of Orkney c. 1020–1064. *Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson (or Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson) (born in Reykjavík on 16 July 1938 - died in Kópavogur on 30 January 2013) was an Icelandic composer, conducting, conductor and pianist. Early life and study Born the son of bishop Sigu ..., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herja
In Norse mythology Herja (Old Norse) is a valkyrie attested in the longer of the two '' Nafnaþulur'' lists found in the ''Prose Edda''.Jónsson (1973:678). Rudolf Simek says the name is etymologically related to the Old Norse ''herja'' and Old High German ''herjón'' (meaning "devastate"), and derives from Proto-Germanic word ''*Herjaza''. Simek notes that the Continental Germanic goddess name '' Hariasa'' (attested from a now lost 2nd century stone found in Cologne, Germany) also derives from ''*Herjaza'', but says that "it is almost impossible to say whether Herja was an original name of a goddess including among the North Germanic peoples," and that "an independent development is equally likely in the case of a 'goddess of war'."Simek (2007:143). For Hariasa, Simek (2007:131). Notes References * Finnur Jónsson Finnur Jónsson (May 29, 1858 – March 30, 1934) was an Icelandic-Danish philologist and Professor of Nordic Philology at the University of Copenhagen. He made e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
