Stunning subtle symbolism of Britannia

Wounded Times
Kathie Costos
August 1, 2023

While doing research for the 4th part of my Ministers Of The Mystery series, I stumbled on the video series of Britannia. I finished watching it yesterday and had a head smack moment. How could I have missed the stunning subtle symbolism of it?

The 4th book takes the 13th minister and Ekklesia witched to Kilwinning Scotland where they discover the true beginning of the ministers' mission. It includes the Celts, Druids, and some of the unknown people with supernatural spiritual gifts following the crucifixion of Christ.

Considering the Romans worshiped many Gods as the Celts and Druids, the Romans have a full account written in history. A great deal is written about the Celts and Druids, but none of it came directly from them. It was all passed down from generation to generation. There is another group that did not have their history recorded. The 120 followers of Christ.

The books, The Scribe Of Salem, The Visionary Of Salem, and 13th Minister of Salem focused on what is not known. The Salem Witchcraft Trials left a nagging question for me. Why didn't it dawn on any of the people standing in judgment of those they accused of witchcraft to wonder about the power of witches to escape? After all, if they had the power they were accused of having, they would have seen it all coming and got away.

Britannia begins in 43AD as the Roman Army, determined and terrified in equal measure, returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia, a mysterious land ruled by warrior women and powerful druids who can channel the mysterious forces of the Underworld. Arch-Celtic rivals Kerra and Antedia must face the Roman invasion led by Aulus Plautius as it cuts a swathe through the Celtic Resistance.

This series is full of horrific events, battles of good over evil with many appearing to be good but turned out to be evil, demons, and everything else all rolled into things that were not known by many. There was a prophecy, and confusion surrounding it. There were many people saying they believed they were part of a prophecy that would change the world, ironically getting that wrong. It has a lot of moments of humor too.

There was a scene where two Roman deserters were getting high and wondering about the people they met in different parts of the world and the god they worshiped. One of the deserters asked, "What if there are no gods," after listing how they prayed to a god of boots to keep them on their feet.

The symbolism comes in the form of people offering themselves as sacrifices along with those that were sacrificed unwillingly. One of the Roman soldiers was having flashbacks of the crucifixion of Christ and the spear that pierced His side. There was talk about being born again. All of this was so subtle that at the end of the series in the last scene, my mouth opened wide and I smack myself in the head.

I never wondered about the existence of God but wondered what happened to the people when they stopped worshiping their god. What was it like for them to no longer believe what generations believed to be true, that became no longer true? 

I am watching the series again to see what else I missed and highly recommend when you watch it to see what else you discover about the hidden history few know and even fewer are able to create something as awesome as this series. We won't know what happened because there was supposed to be a 4th season but it was canceled.