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godiIn 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 c. 1000, they controlled the organization of the new religion. Many of them built churches, and some were ordained priests. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Romani quoque sub regibus strenui ac bellatores fuere, Galli sub Brenno eorum regem Romam coepere, Unni, Gothi, er Longobardi qui totam Italiam devastarunt ac sibi subiecerunt sub regibus vixere, attamen bellicosi, fortes et strenui fuerunt. Now, supposedly, the diary of a notorious criminal---one whose identity has bee contested for a century, and who is the founding celebrity of modernity's gothi reality--has been discovered accidentally, and is published as The Diary of Jac the Ripper. |
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