Hilda Ellis Davidson studied or collected antiques or antiquities.
An antiquarian or antiquary ( from the Latin : antiquarius , meaning pertaining to ancient times ) is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past . Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson ( born Hilda Roderick Ellis , 1 October 1914 -- January 2006 ) was an English antiquarian and academic , writing in particular on Germanic paganism and Celtic paganism .