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u/Selgowiros2 · 8 pointsr/paganism

In terms of Pre-Roman British religion, there's not too much out there. The now defunct blog Dun Brython has some good information. They also have a website that's got good information as well.

If you're looking for Brythonic gods in East Anglia, you're looking at mainly Icenic stuff (the famous people led by the Cauaras (<Hero) and Queen Boudicca in revolt of the Romans).

Now after the Roman conquest, we see some interpretatio into syncretism, but they had/loved Faunus type gods.

The ones that are attested in Epigraphy are:

>Andicrose (Unwilted, not drained, ithyphallic', probably 'evergreen'), Ausecus (not sure on this one), Blotugus (Of the blossom, blooming), Cranus (of the heap, stores, barn, treasury, cry like a bird, could be spear, there's a lot of possibilities for this type of 'Faunus'), Medigenus (Mead-Begotten), Narius (manly, virile, hero, boar), Saternius (Giver of plenty, sower of seeds), Tugios (striker, blade, axe, reaping tool)

More than likely, since they were latinized, the U endings are probably O endings in Brythonic, but ya know whatever.

There's also Grannus (Grannos), and Toutatis (which is complex given the that Toutatis is PROBABLY an epithet of the people's 'Patron' god, they just use it to conceal the theonym otherwise outsiders like the Romans could use evocatio to entreat Them to turn on Their people, like they did with Eponâ on the continent, so we don't really know who it could be shrug).

There's also Andraste as recorded by Dio Cassius, who may or may not be related to Andarta from the continent.

Another source may be Miranda Aldhouse-Green's Sacred Britannia: The Gods and Rituals of Roman Britain (https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Britannia-Rituals-Roman-Britain/dp/050025222X), though in the title it's Roman Britain, it may elucidate some changes from to then.

Also, if you have the money to spend, Celtic Religions in The Roman Era: Personal, Local, and Global is such a treasure trove. It has a solid chapter on the potential religion in Norfolk during the Roman era.

u/HeliosTheDemiurge · 2 pointsr/Hellenism

Yes, and it did arrive thanks to Rome! This book might interest you.