The Tollund Man is the unusually well-preserved body of an adult male who was about 30-40 years old when he died around 300 BC. He was found in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark in 1950.
Although blackened by the peat, much of his external skin and especially his face was preserved, along with his bones. The internal organs had desiccated but the stomach contents could be examined. The left side of his body showed more decomposition than the right side. He was 161 cm tall (5 ft 3 in) when he was discovered. Only his head was able to be kept from disintegration after removal from the bog, and it was subsequently attached to a replica of the body.
i think thetollund man was strangled or hung
The Tollund Man was thought to be sacrificed due to the fact that he had a noose around his neck.
what was found on the tollund man?
in a peat bog in Denmark
The Tollund Man was found in a peat bog on the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark.
There is no conceivable way to know, since he died in the 4th century BC and none of his personal effects were found preserved in the bog from which he was exhumed.
The excavation was essentially done by Grethe Hojgaard who initially found him. No idea on how long it took thought to fully get him out.
The consensus is that Tollund Man died by hanging, after ingesting an hallucinogen, as a sacrifice. One proposal is that this was a sacrifice to Nerthus, goddess of fertility in Denmark.
The Tollund Man was found in Tollund Bog in Denmark. That's why he is referred to as the Tollund Man.
The Tollund Man was named after the area where his well-preserved body was found, near the village of Tollund in Denmark.
Tollund Man lived in Denmark during the 4th century BC. His incredibly well-preserved body was found in a peat bog in the town of Tollund in Jutland, Denmark.
The Tollund Man was found on May 8, 1950 in a peat bog in Denmark.
The Tollund Man got his name from the bog where he was found, near the village of Tollund in Denmark. Tollund Man is a well-preserved bog body dating back to the Iron Age, discovered in 1950.
in a peat bog in Denmark
the body was found may 8th 1950
How did the tollund man live?
The Tollund Man's body was found in a peat bog near the village of Tollund in Denmark in 1950. He was incredibly well-preserved due to the unique conditions of the bog, which prevented decay.
The Tollund Man was found in a peat bog on the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark.
The Tollund Man was found by two brothers cutting peat in a bog near Tollund, Denmark in 1950. They initially mistook the body for a recent murder victim due to its remarkable state of preservation.
The Tollund Man's cap was made of sheepskin and wool.