The Secret City: London's Hidden History of Magic, Mystery, and the Occult.

  Buy Now (Book Link) The withdrawal of the Roman legions in the early 5th century did not extinguish the magical flame of London; it merely plunged it into darkness. The ordered, cosmopolitan world of Roman Londinium crumbled, and the city entered a long, shadowy period of decline. But the magical engine built upon the Thames did not fall silent. A new force arrived from across the sea: the Anglo-Saxons, bringing with them their own pantheon of grim gods, their own runic magic, and a warrior ethos that would reshape the city's occult landscape. Runes And Wyrd The Abandoned Temple For a time, London itself was largely abandoned. The great Roman buildings fell into ruin, the forum became a wasteland, and the once-bustling streets grew silent. But the city's magical infrastructure remained. The sacred mounds, the ley lines, the deep, primal energy of the land – these things endured. The city became a ghost temple, a place of immense, untapped power, waiting for a new master. The ...