@civilwarbore the higher ups in the Church were not pleased with regular ppl calling days of the week after pagan gods.
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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
@civilwarbore it was a cult from the 13th century, but definitely pagan roots. The Church was PISSED. But that cult existed for 600 years1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AdmiralHip
@AdmiralHip dogs are very much associated w a couple Celtic gods--Nodens, who appeared to be a healer, always had a dog.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @NeolithicSheep
@civilwarbore I did not know that, that's awesome.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AdmiralHip
@AdmiralHip there's a goddess whose name escapes me that was also usually portrayed with a dog.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@civilwarbore yeah I can't recall who either. I know who you mean though.
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