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1 Sutton Hoo, East Anglia Burial ground for generations of pagan Anglo-Saxon leaders and resting place of the famous king Redwald (625 AD).
2 Torslunda, Sweden Site where 6th century AD warrior helmet, depicting pagan animal designs, was found.
3 Haithabu, Germany Finds of ancient 10th century preserved fabric animal masks.
4 Spong Hill, Norfolk Huge Anglo-Saxon cemetery, site of many mixed animal and human cremations, with remains in animal-shaped vessels.
5 Tanum, Sweden Home of Bronze Age rock art of a sexual nature, some depicting intercourse between men and horses.
6 Storholmen, Sweden Base of the Viking settlement experiment.
7 Rallinge, Sweden Site where a figurine was found of the famous Viking god, Freyr.
8 Skane, Sweden Site where Bronze Age female figurine, an example of portable art, was found.
9 Grevensvaenge, Denmark Site where dancing girl figurine dating to 1,000 BC was found.
10 Egtved, Denmark Site of remarkably preserved 1,370 BC dancing girls burial.
11 Tonija, Estonia Iron Age death house with burials under the occupation levels of the building.
12 Newgrange, Ireland 3,100 BC ancient passage tomb incorporating an annual light shaft.
13 Dyce Stone Circle, Aberdeenshire Prehistoric stone circle designed to chart the movements of the moon.
14 Great Orme, North Wales Bronze Age copper mine.
15 Waylands Smithy, Uffington, Oxfordshire Neolithic longbarrow which was later used as a smithy supposedly by the Saxon god Wayland.
16 Upton Lovell, Wiltshire Site of excavation which uncovered a 2,500 BC necklace constructed of special stones and beads
17 Nebra, Central Germany Site of the incredible Nebra Bronze Age astral disc find – the oldest known chart of the night sky.
18 Goseck, Germany Wooden henge site dating to 5,000 years BC – 2,500 years older than Stonehenge – which consisted of markers to indicate the solstices.
19 Bidford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire Location of a 500 AD burial of a pagan woman herbalist.
20 Danebury, Wiltshire Typical hillfort settlement of an Iron Age pagan tribe, containing evidence of destruction by the Romans.
21 Colchester, Essex First site of the Boudiccan revolt against the Romans of AD60.
22 Tara, Ireland Ancient seat of power for over 140 Irish kings.
23 Birka, Sweden Dating of initial use to around 790 AD, this site consists of over 1,600 burial mounds and contains evidence of the cult of Odin.
24 Gamla Uppsala, Sweden The 6th century AD seat of power for numerous elected pagan rulers.
25 Reykjavik, Iceland First fully settled by pagan Viking Ingolfur Arnarson in 874 AD.
26 Corlea, Ireland The Corlea Trackway, which dates to 148 BC, is thought to be a ritual way leading to an area of worship and sacrifice in the bogs.
27 Skjern-Egvad, Denmark Site of a pagan bog offering of a high status carriage.
28 The Boyne Valley, Ireland Area containing a 3,500 BC prehistoric tomb community.
29 Navan Fort, Ireland Site of a massive Iron Age wooden temple which was burned down soon after completion, probably deliberately, in a pagan ritual.