@AdmiralHip it's all fairly fascinating, esp when compared to some of the wilder New Age claims.
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Replying to @NeolithicSheep
@civilwarbore totally. also what's interesting was the sort of cultural stuff. like the regular folk just continued on doing the same.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AdmiralHip
@civilwarbore they thought they were Christian, but their popular culture pre-Christianity lingered.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AdmiralHip
@civilwarbore the higher ups in the Church were not pleased with regular ppl calling days of the week after pagan gods.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AdmiralHip
@AdmiralHip Yes! Francis Pryor makes the point in Britain BC that for folks in the countryside, Roman invasion didn't disrupt much.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @NeolithicSheep
@civilwarbore true, although they had been evangelized. Angles and Saxons changed that, Britain went pagan again for a few hundred years.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AdmiralHip
@AdmiralHip + into saints' days, and some gods may have become saints. But Christianity offers little to farmers in the way of ritual+1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @NeolithicSheep
@AdmiralHip + to address agricultural concerns.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @NeolithicSheep
@civilwarbore very true. folk traditions tend to last longer in countryside. A great one is the cult of St Guinefort. He was a dog.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AdmiralHip
@AdmiralHip Sid was almost named Guinefort, as a matter of fact!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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