Why do we seem to know so little about pre-Roman, pre-Anglo/Saxon/Norse, pre-Christian English myth when so much seems to have survived from that same period in Ireland/Scotland etc?

by phat_lava

Do we know anything about the myths/lore/religion of the “indigenous” peoples of England? Whenever I try to search for books on pagan England all I seem to find is Anglo-Saxon myths and legends. Why is this so?

Kelpie-Cat

The extent to which pre-Christian material about Scotland and Ireland survives is greatly exaggerated in the popular imagination (and the New Age book industry).