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Tollund Man | |
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 The Tollund Man's preserved head | |
| Born | c. 445–420 BCE |
| Died | c. 405–384 BCE (aged ~40) present-day Tollund, Denmark |
| Cause of death | Hanging (presumably ritual sacrifice) |
| Body discovered | 8 May 1950 Silkeborg, Denmark 56°9′52″N 9°23′34″E / 56.16444°N 9.39278°E |
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
The Tollund Man (died 405–384 BCE) is a naturally mummified corpse of a man who lived during the 5th century BC, during the period characterised in Scandinavia as the Pre-Roman Iron Age.[1] He was found in 1950, preserved as a bog body near Silkeborg on the Jutland peninsula in Denmark.[2] The man's physical features were so well preserved that he was mistaken for a recent murder victim.[3] Twelve years before his discovery, another bog body, Elling Woman, was found in the same bog.[4]
The cause of death has been determined to be by hanging. There is insufficient evidence to determine if the reason for the killing was a ritual sacrifice or a punitive execution.[5][6]
- ^ Lewis, Susan K. (2006). "Tollund Man". Public Broadcasting System – NOVA. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
- ^ Glob, P. (2004). The Bog People: Iron-Age Man Preserved. New York: New York Review of Books. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-59017-090-8.
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