Ivor confirms his belief that, as a Briton, he is somehow superior to the Saxons, who are plagued by what he sees as nonsense superstitions that limit their ability to think intelligently because they “will not look beyond” them. Furthermore, his choice of words (that they
will not look instead of
cannot) implies that he believes that Saxons are willfully living in ignorance and choosing not to be reasonable, presumably by adopting the beliefs of Britons.