Paganism in Ancient Britain 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@cleryfrey]

I agree with the statement that paganism is truly coming back. Even in predominantly Christian countries like mine (Philippines) there are a lot of practicing pagans and those who practice our pre-colonial religions.

[@learningeveryday8]

Let us hope it continues to grow

[@martinputt6421]

@@learningeveryday8 Definitely

[@oweng.3102]

I hope to visit the Philippines some day and learn about the traditional religion before the Spanish arrived.

[@basicallywellfed3453]

some dreadful nonsense purporting to be some way pagan may come back, however, the Vikings would laugh as they turn the modern pagans into angels .... in only the way they could

[@oweng.3102]

@Basically Well Fed At the start of the Viking age most Scandinavians were pagan. They had many gods and goddesses from simple nature spirits to heroic figures. Odin, Thor and Frey were the major deities, who dwelled in Asgard - the inner world of an elaborate universe. Vikings believed they travelled to other worlds in the afterlife.

[@jessawhite6429]

I have learned more about the history of this region from you than I ever did in school 😅 thank you for such an informative and beautiful video! I hope to one day be able to visit these places myself but I love being able to learn about them ahead of time from your experiences ❤

[@Data_Rogue]

Hey like minded individuals! Hail the old gods! Keep the videos coming!

[@G529-l3v]

The mask was from Star Carr in Yorkshire it is from the Mesolithic. It is one of a few deer frontlets found near what was once an ancient lake Flixton. Deposits were obviously ceremonially given to the water. There are others in York & Scarborough Museums. They are from Britain certainly not mainland Europe.

[@thewolfgirloracle]

I really enjoy the history you are bringing to us with these videos. It is helping me ground myself in the rich lives of my ancestors. It is easier to connect with our ancestors when we know and appreciate how they lived. Thanks Jacob!

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@magdahearne497]

In what was a village called Ecclesfield, now a suburb of north Sheffield in Yorkshire, (where some of my maternal ancestors are from) builders came across two stone heads of pagan deities several years ago when building new houses. The stone heads were taken to the British museum in London and are still there as far as I know. However I don't know if anyone knows which deities the stone heads represent or how old they are. The name Ecclesfield means "church in a field", and is mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, but the area was a place of worship long before Chritianity hit Britains shore. (Although there is a beautiful old church there known as the Minster of the Moors). About three miles away from Ecclesfield is an area called Wincobank, which overlooks Meadowhall shopping mall and the lower Don Valley, where the Romans built Templeborough fort, now the site of Magna science museum. Wicobank has the earthworks of an old Celtic fort and was the home to the Brigante tribe, one of the biggest tribes in Celtic Britain. To get to Ecclesfield from Wincobank the Brigantes would have had to have go through an ancient wood by the name of Wooley Wood. In the old language the word wolley means "where the wolves roam", a sobering thought when you have to pass through it to worship at the stone heads that were probably still around during the Celtic era. At some point during the Roman occupation of Britain, the Brigante tribe was ruled by Queen Cartumandua who was on good terms with the Romans. Caradoc leader of one of the southern Celtic tribes (Roman name Caracticus) attempted a rebellion against the Romans in southern England, he lost the battle of Medway down in Kent, asked the Welch Celts for help and lost battles against the Romans there, and finally he went north and asked Cartamandua for her help in getting rid of the Romans. She promptly handed him over in chains to the Romans. Her husband and his followers took exception to this and locked her away usurping her power and taking over the throne. The 4th Cohort of Gauls were sent up north and were stationed at Templeborough fort to put down the rebellion of the Brigantes, which took them a good thirty years or more to do, before they moved further north and eventually to Caledonia. Wincobank fort was the southernmost fort beloning to the Brigante tribe, they also had one at Hathersage in Derbyshire. Caradoc was sent to Rome as a prisoner but was made a free citazen of Rome by the Emperor, who was impressed with his eloquence when he verbally ripped the Emperor a new one, for having the audacity to invade Britain and "take our mud huts", when he had the splendor of Rome and its Empire. Caradoc wasn't allowed back home to Britain for fear he'd cause an even bigger uprising and ended his days in living in Rome. I'm really enjoying your videos Jacob, thanks for sharing them with us. May the blessings of the Goddess be upon you and yours 🌺

[@donnyskinglongliveme]

This is a really great video, that shows a love for the land in the British isles. thank you! That deer skull mask found in Europe, but not in Britain? We have mesolithic head-dresses almost the same as them. They were found at Star carr in Yorkshire. Also, the reason you won't find much of the viking era down in the South of England, is that the Danelaw was in the North and midlands. You'll be in the southern kingdom of Wessex, which was Saxon, not Danish.

[@metalcatmom5891]

❤❤❤ I have someone coming to my home today to help me with the construction of a new sacred space on the property we currently "own" or are stewards of. I hope others will appreciate it and utilize it once I'm gone.

[@metalcatmom5891]

Update for my two likers: It is going to be even better than I thought! There is going to be a waterfall next to the triple trunk holly where I currently leave offerings!!! And a meditation space between the waterfall and holly tree. I'm extatic!

[@singingsam40]

That sounds fantastic, I love spaces like this. I hope it's everything you hoped for ❤

[@justineallen8293]

As a Pagan in the UK, I loved this! Thank you!

[@RaineeG62]

These videos are so informative. As I've learned my heritage, thanks to Ancestry DNA, and a walking away from Xtianity, I've been studying the Old Ways. This history of the Anglo-Saxon invasion explains how my very Germanic family name got to Britain.

[@bjornhjorvardssen2336]

Thank you Jacob for being the best traveling pagan monk that I know. Also you are a great hugger. Continue being awesome my friend. FarmViking/ Bearded Mink

[@stargazer4625]

What some quality content on this channel. I cant believe I finally found this channel. Should have 1 million subs instead of 85k. Your much more deserving. Great episode.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Slow growth is the best growth, happy you found your way here 👍

[@frankrudy1163]

You are doing a great job on these pagan documentaries. I am hoping that you will go to some of the other sites that I know about which are in England.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

I have Wayland Smithy, Roman Baths, and Glastonbury done! Working on a video on the druids filmed in Anglesy, then some more projects in the highlands. Then some great surprises coming after that ;)

[@Furfrouu]

Brit here, thank you very much for showing our history and heritage! I would love to connect with British paganism and bring back our natural ways. 🙂

[@jnicholson00]

You are so easy to listen to and so interesting, please keep doing what you do

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Thank you! That means a lot!

[@jmitch5161]

The Uffington 'horse'was desifned to be seen across the landscape. It can be seen for miles. Hadrians wall was built in Northumberland England, not Scotland. The Antonine wall which was turf was built in Scotland by Hadrians heir. and took twice as long to construct The Dark Ages was so called purely because of the lack of artefacts etc.

[@thepaganspiritau]

I've only discovered your videos just now, and am so enjoying them! Thank you for all of the hard work that so obviously goes into them.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Thank you, that means a lot 🍀

[@D_Halvig]

Awesome video man! The amount of research you put into these is much appreciated. The tour at the end was great too. I always like that you’ve kept your humor through your videos. The sheep had me laughing, watched it twice 😂

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

I think I have watched that sheep bit more than any of the others from this video 😂

[@Tom-sd9jb]

Hi! I hope you visited parts of the Ridgeway. I grew up near Ivinghoe Beacon and the area is steeped in history and folklore. It's a beautiful place full of atmosphere.

[@timsynakedtarot]

Fantastic video Jacob thank you for your time and energies. I'm not really in a position to support you financially, wish I could though, but if you are ever in Norfolk UK and need a place to crash my door is always open for you.

[@Andy_Babb]

I’ve searched for ancient history’s specifically topics on ancient Britain and somehow it took me a year to find this video? This is fantastic

[@ladygrey7425]

Thank you so much for the video, Jacob!

[@Sebilion12]

Thank you for the amazing video! A lot of useful information about the past of England and the religion of the people. I loved the inclusion of music from Beltaine! 😊

[@N1ghtH0wler]

Ah a great long video for a long day at work. Great video brother, can't wait to see what else you bring.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Will hold you over till I have time to edit the podcast episodes 😂

[@N1ghtH0wler]

I don't know about that. I have burned through 3 of your longer videos today alone.

[@larrykelly-kf5pp]

Really enjoying your vids. Binge watching today. Happier than in months

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

So glad to hear you are enjoying my videos and my wanderings 🙏

[@margomaloney6016]

WONDERFUL informative video! Proper mix of facts and visual effects! Keep them coming! Tack! ❤

[@otsogiants]

Wonderful content keep up the great work your pace your tone you’re editing your content. You’re really doing some great work here sending all the love in the world.

[@kuriosastoryteller]

Thank you so much for taking us all on your journey! Thank you for all this history! 🌹

[@brother__Jon]

You should visit Galtons well in north Staffordshire. It’s a old stone bath set in a grove of yew trees. It’s supposed to heal you if you sit in it

[@betmo]

i hope that paganism does gain traction...if we can reconnect with nature...we might be able to right things ❤

[@Tom-sd9jb]

Paganism is very interesting and I love to learn about it but I feel like modern reconstructionist paganism conveniently glosses over the human (both adult and child) sacrifice and unabashed slavery. Almost as if these things were an integral part of it. Modern Norse, Germanic and Slavic tribes would likely scoff at modern and inclusive paganism and then kill or enslave you. Why would we want to bring this kind of religion back?

[@alexandraleigh5191]

YOU ARE AMAZING! i am absolutely loving your videos!

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Thank you 💕

[@cardinalscience2600]

Brilliant video, and so great to see into the longbarrow at the end.

[@jaildawg1971]

thank you so much for sharing your journey with us

[@violetmoonofthenorth]

Very informative video of our native British isles. Really enjoyed this. Thank you for all your hard work.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!

[@raversfantasy]

It’s now commonly called the Celtic Isles since it’s more accurate and less offensive (:

[@violetmoonofthenorth]

@@raversfantasy I do prefer that as I have Celtic ancestry. Thanks for letting me know 👍🏻

[@raversfantasy]

@@violetmoonofthenorth ofc! Yeah same here (:

[@juliebessett8127]

I just recently discovered your channel. I’m now a huge follower… as your passion is 100% mine as well. I can’t get enough knowledge of exactly what you cover. I’m so thankful for you and your desire to create your content . God bless!!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿♥️

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Thank you! ❤️

[@WickedFelina]

May the ancient gods bless you for your work! What keeps me living is the feel of the Divine in every little thing that lives on this earth, even the stones, planets, stars and sound of the waters that run through it all ~ the blood of life itself. Life is not in one place, neither is the Divine, it is all ~ all around us and in us. The heart in our breast beats with the same song, and in time as their own.

[@eugenesokol3918]

Really enjoyed seeing the sacred barrow that you crawled thru. It felt like a holy place. You are a fantastic teacher/researcher.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Thank you 🙏

[@BarryCooper81]

Amazing content, keep up the fantastic work, dude!!

[@harryfoxley3357]

Weird feeling learning about my countries history from a yank but a pleasant one nonetheless. Great video m8

[@samuelmyers5084]

As a brit I'm happy that the uk Is returning to its pagan glory

[@nightangel486]

Great well-researched video! Thanks for sharing your travels

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Glad you liked it!

[@RollingSoloRPG]

Great video as always ! Thanks Jacob!

[@monstersmomma8594]

What a beautiful video. Thank you for all your work!

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

So happy you enjoyed! This video was so much work but I loved every minute of the process

[@markdpricemusic1574]

Wonderfully lucid and well evidenced run through the centuries! Many thanks for this! M.D.P.

[@megandrew5662]

Thank you so much for this video. I learned so much. Keep up the videos 😊

[@kev1734]

I couldn't leave this one on the backlog too long. Awesome and comfy (You out in the rain and me under a blanket drinking t) ;p Thanks man keep it up!

[@marklakeman9536]

You ever visited Dartmoor in Devon? 5000 known neolithic sites inside its 370 sq miles radius. Stone rows, standing stones, burial sites.of all sorts, barrows, the list goes on. Ever want to visit, look me up Experience South West Tours. Keep up the cracking video work, Mark

[@lotteke]

Thank you for sharing! Your information really gave me some insights and perspective on my personal journey. The enormous long burrow reminded me of the death tribe of Indonesia. There the dead were wrapped in layers of cloth, and stacked upon eachother in big natural caves. this is still a practice and in a video about this tribe, you might get a sense of what generations of buried in a low lit burrow might have looked like.

[@emmacollett2629]

Check out the Celtic goddess Epona. She is the only known Celtic deity whose cult and influence spread to other provinces of the Roman Empire.

[@sanderson9338]

Nonsense 😅😅😅😅 what about Taranis Lugus Nodens Deae matres Geny Cuullati Civentina Epona was another but far from the only or most powerful 😅😅😅

[@topgunaudio7983]

Great information and cool background music throughout.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Picking the right mix of music in each video, with my limited royalty free options, is always difficult. So glad you appreciated it!

[@amorfati4559]

You should see if you can do tours for visitors in England, Scandinavia, etc. You know all the history, all the cool places, and all the history. How cool would a tour of pagan/ancient history of England be?

[@helenwood8482]

Nice to see you enjoying some of my favourite places.

[@flavianokeeffe8029]

Amazing insight and hard work well done thanks!!!

[@dunmwarupreachan4567]

I hope sometime soon I can visit the isles and give offerings to barrows and the stone circles. Ireland is my first stop. Great channel bud.

[@thirdratecontent585]

Wow!! I just watched the Robin Of Sherwood episodes The Swords Of Wayland for the first time ever last week. I just thought the show writers made the Wayland reference up. I had no idea of the significance until I watched this great video (randomly on my feed) Thanks for making this 👍👍

[@stevestannard6004]

Herne protect us. Robin of Sherwood is the best series ever.

[@thirdratecontent585]

@@stevestannard6004 Yes it’s wonderful! It’s got it all! I love the action, the humour (Nickolas Grace especially) and the costumes. But most of all I love how it reconnects the viewer with the old ways 👍

[@stevestannard6004]

@@thirdratecontent585 yep Grace is the best ever sheriff.

[@stevestannard6004]

@@thirdratecontent585 Clannad's music too.

[@thirdratecontent585]

@@stevestannard6004 Clannads music is Absolutely essential!

[@DjLoki69]

love the work please keep them coming

[@TreforTreforgan]

You should read Barry Cunliffe’s books, Celtic From the West and Britain begins. It’s changing people’s perception of who the Celts were. Cunliffe reckons Celtic/Gallic culture started in Britain and moved outwards into Europe, not the other way round which has been the previously narrative pushed.

[@stephenchappell7512]

That would certainly explain the Roman invasion to cut off the head of the beast so to speak

[@TreforTreforgan]

@@stephenchappell7512 exactly.

[@spencerlaughlin5364]

Please keep it up man I love all of your videos!

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Lots of adventures and videos ahead!

[@alexwinter6720]

I believe the Stoney Littleton site is upheld by English Heritage, which do a great job too

[@ajaysierra]

Awesome video! Appreciate it man 🤙🏼

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Thank you 😊

[@sweetjesus697]

I see you've found my favourite beltane mix, very nice, was listening to it yesterday

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

I love that its royalty-free and is really good 😂

[@archiesinclair6252]

"Before the false Mother and her unholy Son. Before the cloth was laid and the rood was hung. Other mothers Other son's. Mothers with a thousand son's. They danced under the trees where the offerings hung.....

[@KarensOpinionsMayDiffer]

Love this!

[@markedis5902]

There is a great deal of old magic in the UK and there’s still a number of people who follow the old ways

[@sanderson9338]

Absolutely i was instructed as a child to refrain from calling out the sacred days etc and taught to use the Christian. Samhain, Beltane,yule, hogmanay, eostre, etc we were taught not to reference the equinox or solstice but at home we respected the old ways. Turnips were carved not pumpkins. The yule log was fired not decorated as a tree. Coal as a first foot at hogmanay Eostre was hot cross buns to celebrate the 4 corners and it was a hare not a bunny 😅😅😅😅

[@sanderson9338]

Beltane was the best with the flowers and ....

[@mikeblei6870]

Anglo-Saxon is very similar to Old-Frisian ;) Also, don't forget Frisians joined the Anglo-Saxon to England

[@juliaforsyth8332]

and Old Norse. You put the same sentences together in these languages and it's nearly the same.

[@eibbionlaird]

1st comment . Can't wait to meet some peeps and make some land spirits happy the 22nd.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

I hope you enjoy the Jord day activities! We hope to do it every year moving forward!

[@norfolknomad]

Jacob Toddson. Son of Todd. Now there’s a Viking name if ever I’ve heard one. Great video. 👍

[@ArchathaBigWyldCat]

Really enjoyable presentation. 👍Hopefiully an intelligent person with an eye for talent sees this and funds you to produce a series

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

I hope so as well! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheCurtainLift]

This video was amazing

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gailfairweather1515]

This is a awesome documentary thank you I will check out your book. You are very informative

[@pentegarn1]

Love the Pict tattoo on your hand. Many of us Freemasons have become interested in that symbol because it looks so much like our Compass and Square.

[@clairepeace5783]

Why don’t Americans look at the ancient American red indian as their history ?? Very interesting ! Not just our British history 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@janeslater8004]

.most americans ancestry is europe incl england

[@charleswelton6687]

Thank you for all you do. I wish i could remember all the deities' names. I have trouble reading and remembering people names i known all my life. Thank you again for all you do

[@binarycloud1843]

Great channel!

[@Alasdair37448]

Passing through that tomb really is like passing into the realm of the dead for just a moment you are like Schrodinger's cat neither dead yet not entirely alive either or at least you have entered partway into the world of the dead.

[@Compton929]

Keep it uo love your videos!

[@kristenbenser2168]

I just came across your videos today. I watched this one the whole way through. It's too bad you didn't go to Flag Fen near Peterborough. It's interesting there.

[@robicarm]

The ancients are truly fascinating. In regards to moving those massive stones. I've wondered if they could have used smaller round stones, & draft animals, to serve as ball bearings. Has anyone attempted to test that theory?

[@helenwood8482]

They had no draft animals. Mostly, they used ropes and wooden frames.

[@miadodson1938]

Is that what was found under the playing field of St Laurence School in Bradford on Avon? I went to school there, when it was Trinity Secondary Modern, many painful hockey games were played on that field

[@suzz1776]

Comment for the algorithm. Idk know what else to say cuz I am enjoying the content so much 😊

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Commenting back for the algorithm! Glad you enjoy my work!

[@joelandrews1]

welsh and briton are synonymous. the brittonic celts spoke a language similar to welsh, and the modern welsh people are the descendants of the britons.

[@contentstarved991]

I totally thought this was a Survive the Jive video until the host started talking.

[@BobbieBoi2]

Interesting. Just to point out: the mask is from Star Carr which is North Yorkshire in England. Not central Europe

[@helenwood8482]

Pagan littering really annoys me. Candles and such should never be put in places like that. Glad that you have a lot more respect.

[@stephenchappell7512]

It is now thought that the 'Anglo-Saxons' were here already prior to 410 being settled foederati along the 'Saxon Shore' by the Romans

[@Rhyfelwr_Cymreig]

I never can wrap my head around the fact everyone says the celts migrated to Britain in "X" year, Earliest Human footprints in Briton are 850-950 thousand years old which means Briton has the oldest signs of human life outside of Africa so it baffles me. We know the Welsh are genetically different to everyone else in Briton and are the Natives. There are archaeological discoveries of round house huts in Wales also dating back to 6000+ years along with older findings suggesting they were Hunter gathering warriors (the definition of Celts), That's just what we do know, most will be lost to time but just shows a lot of main stream history needs to be re-written. Not having a dig at you btw i love your channel :)

[@emmalouisegreen1335]

Hey 👋 I live in swindon town center not far from wayland smithy. And last year September time me and the hubby went up finely made it up there as we had tried so many times but turning back not being able to find the easier way up for disabled people. 😂 in the end I think we just got up there and I did alittle meditation ❤

[@KhaoticDeterminism]

I 💚 the stone circles so much. They show how the British Isles were where you historically mastered the Dark Arts (Khaos Magic) before Rome arrived. Khaos Magic is using the warping of space time by mass to heal your soul. It’s astrology. It’s also why Pagans go new moon to new moon cycles. It’s the easiest sign to predict cause it’s the same as the Sun’s.

[@sephanisbetart298]

thank you

[@vinnyjamea96]

Wow great video really enjoyed

[@meanocks]

Brilliant, thank you.

[@thesilentfuzz]

Love your videos! Where is that Roman mosaic?

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Littlecote Roman Villa, 0SU, Hungerford

[@helenwood8482]

If you get a chance, visit West Kennet Long Barrow.

[@EVOlution-EVo19]

You should look into the llyn peninsula in north wales and bardsey island it’s very interesting 👌🏻👍🏻

[@buddhastaxi666]

For me there are physical places of Connection, where ego self is lost. Long story , short. A love goddess is on Uffington. Guarded at first, yet there. I wandered on to the hill. A Sunday. Some were flying kites. They seemed to roar like many Carnyx's. I sat by the horses tail, where she would give birth, a portal and place of birth. The crowds evaporated. I sat quietly in the ldusk of late summer. A wind came up from the valley, blustering, pushing at me. In my minds eye I saw a mans face, tousled hair, wide eyed. Then she came. Her blessing at once profoundly wise then like a forceful woman in her desire. I am not a pagan, just a countryman, of Wales and Australia. Recently I gained connection on the Porogorups, an outcrop of Gondwana rock near Albany WA. Profound and reassuring. I lost my fear of death. For days this elation lasted.

[@foundpopcorn7987]

Hey another great video just a question but was wondering if you could talk about the lore of hel and what role the devil has in norse paganism if he had any. I'm new to norse paganism and your videos over the last couple years have really helped my understanding of our faith Thanks again

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

I have made a video on hel before, and have discussed the "devil" in norse mythology when talked about Loki a few years ago. I highly recommend you check out those videos!

[@foundpopcorn7987]

@@TheWisdomOfOdin thanks you so much will definitely watch those and most likely do a reaction to it thanks again

[@ThatWitchesRealm]

Beautiful journey🖤💫🤍

[@mzrando]

Hi, I am lucky to live within walking distance of the White Horse and have given it's origin a lot of thought. This is just my theory, could it be one of many, yet to be discovered, 'signposts' to Stonehenge? Thanks to Mike Parker Pearson's work, the 3 henges might have been the Jerusalam or Mecca of their time, there is evidence of people travelling from all over Europe, signposts would make sense. What do you think, I'd love to hear from anyone

[@prudencethewitch140]

Ive always thought the "horse" looked more like a cat. Hail Freya!

[@RaviHsjjsjso-ej7jw]

The religion that worship nature are actually the only religion that can prove their belief And I personally think nature help us survive than some imaginary God that lives in heaven, without nature we can't exist

[@angelafeather1301]

This is so interesting thank you do much