Editing Gothi (section)

{{short description|Priest or tribal Scandinavian leader}}
{{distinguish|Goths}}
{{redirect|Goði|other uses|Godi (disambiguation)}}
[[Image:Offering by Lund.jpg|thumb|right|250px|upright|A depiction of a {{lang|is|goði}} leading the people in sacrificing to [[Thor]] in this painting by [[J. L. Lund]]]]

'''Gothi''' or '''{{lang|is|goði}}''' (plural '''{{lang|is|goðar}}''', fem. '''{{lang|is|gyðja}}'''; [[Old Norse language|Old Norse]]: '''{{lang|non|guþi}}''') was a position of political and social prominence in the [[Icelandic Commonwealth]]. The term originally had a religious significance, referring to a [[Paganism|pagan]] leader responsible for a religious structure and communal feasts, but the title is primarily known as a secular political title from medieval [[Iceland]].