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godi

In 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.



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Fe wnaethom godi dwy ffurflen R85 y tro diwethaf roeddem yn y banc a'u llenwi fel na fyddwn yn talu treth ar y llog a gawn ar ein cynilion yn y dyfodol.
Byline: Gan TUDUR HUWS JONES MAE trefnydd taith feicio flynyddol, i godi arian at Ymchwil Lewcemia, wedi galw ar feicwyr o bob cwr i gymryd rhan yn y digwyddiad.
KOHAT,, July 25, 2009 (Frontier Star) -- Four personnel of Bomb Disposal Squad were injured while trying to defuse a bomb here at Godi Banda Chowk on Indus Highway.
 
 
 
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