Pagan Britain

Ancient boundaries within landscapes were subtle and were not always marked in ways that can be identified by archaeology – even with its modern, sophisticated geophysical techniques. Certain trees, for example, could have been marked for special attention; piles of brushwood and bonfires could have been lit at certain times of the year. Such bound

All in all, Paganism seemed primitive and fundamentally alien. After many years of study, however, our understanding has been transformed.

The gods of our ancestors were, on the whole, gods of the wild places;

increasingly saw the world as a reflection of the relationship between gods and humans. Our prayers, our sacrifices, our sins and our good deeds determined the fate of the entire ecosystem. A