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Old November 16th, 2008, 07:32 PM
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Default Re: What is a Gode?

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Originally Posted by lch View Post
I think you can find those in the Edda. Vanir live in Vanaheimr. Skrattinn seems to be another name for Satan, yes.

Van seems to mean something like "the Glamorous", "the Habituals", "the familiar gods of fields and meadows".

Edit: the others are right, goði is a priest. And the hersir was a military commander.
(I'd render 'ð' as 'th' instead of 'd'.)

I couldn't find any references to Asmegs on the Googlosphere. Anyone know of any resources or alternative spellings?
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