hope this is not a daft quistion[COLOR=green] dos any body now ov any gods or goddess that were followed in the midlands tar

Which bit of the midlands are you interested in?

Then take your pick from the celts, romans, vikings, saxons all of whom made some mark in the Midlands.

CELTIC OR SAXON

A good place to start is to look at the wells and rivers in the Midlands. Also hills, valleys, caves, particular rock formations etc. Many of them will have collected legends. Your local library will probably have a local section including myths and folk lore. If Shropshire interests you then "The Folklore of Shropshire" by Roy Palmer if a very good read.

I know the goddess of the Severn was called Sabrina by the Romans. I have an incling that it was a modification of an earlier name for her but don't know why I think that. If you're in Shrewsbury there's a clasical style statue of her in the Dingle in the Quarry.

Sorry, my knowledge is limited to Shropshire

Norse and Saxon gods appear to have been worshipped in the area. Place names such as Wednesbury suggest Woden was one of the Saxon gods that was venerated. The Saxons have left a strong influence in the Birmingham area, as they founded the city.

Most of the south area of the midlands is drained by the river Severn, whose deity as already mentioned is Sabrina (or Habren/Havren, or Severne). The tidal area of the river is ruled over by Nodens. Both these deities have links to romano-celtic mythology.

North of Birmingham, most rivers drain into the Trent, which flows into the Humber estuary. Trent appears to be celtic in origin. However there is a tidal bore (a type of wave) that flows up the river called Aegir. Aegir is named after the god of the seashore or ocean in Norse mythology.

Ludd is a name that crops up a lot, and may bear further exploration, as there are many places that feature his name in the north east midlands.

Hope this helps.

http://www.englishheathenism.homestead.com has some information on Saxon religion.

Birmingham wasn't really settled until the 6th century so the local Saxons are likely to have been Christianised.

As has been mentioned, Wednesbury is named after Woden, and there is a statue of Sleipneir in Wolverhampton.

"Midlands" covers a very large area though. From Shropshire down to Oxford! The Thames is called Isis along part of its course.

A book which gives a starting point is "The Isle of Many Gods" by Sorita and David Ranking. It doesn't give a great deal of information about each God, but does give enough information to make a start on deeper research.

Britain is a nation of immigrants, so many of the tribes and immigrants have brought their own Gods with them. I'm fairly certain you could pick any God and at some point someone in the Midlands will have honoured them.

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The Midlands equates to the old Anglian kingdom of Mercia. It was one of the last pagan kingdoms in the country and King Penda was it's last pagan king (he died in 655 if I remember correctly).