Complex sentence: This type was common in pagan religions, such as the Lares of Roman paganism and Cofgodas of Anglo-Saxon paganism, and these survived Christianisation as fairy-like creatures existing in folklore, such as the Scottish Brownie and Slavic Domovoi.
Split into simpler sentences: This type was common in the religions of antiquity, such as the Lares of ancient Roman religion and Cofgodas of Anglo-Saxon paganism. These survived Christianisation as fairy-like creatures existing in folklore, such as the Scottish Brownie and Slavic Domovoi.