Looking for the Lost Gods of England
by Kathleen Herbert

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With it are included 40 pages of text, an outline of the Pagan English Calender, Songs & Dances for Spring & Summer, a few maps illustrating the locations of people & places from ancient history, locations where poems and stores take place and Gods and Legends in the landscape of Great Britain, also a small index.

Herbert discusses royal genealogies (and their "divine ancestors"), charms (several for healing) verses and the beliefs associated with the pantheon of ancient Britain, a discussion of the attributes of each month (including their Old English names and by-names) the deity to whom the month was sacred and certain things and traditions that would take place in that time of year.

She writes extensively about the main Gods, their variant names, parallels to Gods of other pantheons (like Roman ones) and their many traits, culled from verses and stories.

She also discusses the many people that lived in ancient times, including the lesser known Germanic tribe the Harii. And the more well known tribes, the Goths, Vandals, Jutes, and Anglii of course! Some of their customs, including their customs of warfare, like the rituals of painting their bodies to terrify their enemies.

She attempts to sift through many sources to give us a picture of the religion of ancient Britain (plus some rudiments of the Old English language)
Sources sited Include the writings of Venerable Bede (673-735 C.E.) Tacitus' account called "Germania" which was publish in 98 C.E. And epic poems like Beowolf plus Anglo-Saxon verses and rune poems.

Despite the mere 59+ pages, "Looking for the Lost Gods of England" proves to be an enjoyable and informative source.

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