Britannia 

 

 WWBD?     Britannia- Rule!

 

 

To many people the name Britannia is just a personification  of Britain - even "England"

However she is a pagan goddess

 

Brigantia
Other Names:  Britannia.    Location:  Britain.
Description:  A Goddess of sovereignty and often thought of as the Brigit of England.  

In 1667 Charles I had her face placed on the coinage where it remains today, reviving an old custom, first instated by the Romans who adopted her as their own.
Rules Over:  Sovereignty, self-control, leadership, protection of your land, prosperity.

Have a look at these

 

Historic references

http://www.britannia.com/celtic/gods/modron.html 

http://www.joellessacredgrove.com/Celtic/deitiesb.html 

http://www.paralumun.com/celticgoddess.htm

http://www.timelessmyths.com/celtic/british.html

http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/nemetona.html

 

I guess a lot is done in innocence / ignorance / naivity

http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Texts/windsor.html

 

Britannia is not dead.

http://www.kathyjones.co.uk/ariadne.html

http://www.goddessconference.com/program.html   -  Oh my word!

http://www.eastbournepagancircle.co.uk/articles/andred.html   My home town (Malc)  !!!!!

http://inanna.virtualave.net/celtic.html

 

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