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Theories on the Tollund Man
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Evidence (continued)
The first theory about the Tollund Man is that he is 2400 years old, from the early Pre- Roman Iron Age.
Was concluded by P.V. Glob and his team of archeoligists that the Tollund Man was hung for a ritural human sacrifice to the Goddess of Spring.
The Tollund Man was buried in the type of watery place that early people of Europe believed they could communicate with their Gods and Goddesses.
Also he was laid carefully in to the bog and in a resting position like he was sleeping unlike if he was a common criminal. They also closed his eyes and mouth in respect.
Where Was He Found
Who Investigated The Tollund Man
The Tollund man was found in the Bjaeldskovdal bog, 6 miles (9.65 kilometers) away from the town of Tollund, in Denmark.
When Was He Discovered
The Tollund Man was discovered on the 6th of may, 1950 (But later discovered that he dated back to the 4th century BCE).
Archaeologist P.V. Glob and his team were invited by the police to research the corpse because the police did not want to jump to the conclusion that it had been
was a recent murder victim.
Already they had found out that the corpse had been there 2400 years
before then.
Evidence
When they lifted the corpse up and took it away to the Silkeborg Museum, they found out that the underlying flora/plants and grass was 2400 years old!!
Tightly pulled noose on his neck, the contents of his intestines indicated that he was killed in winter or early spring a time when human sacrifices were made to the Goddess of Spring.
The Tollund Man
By Calum Barter 7B
Who Discovered The Tollund Man
Summary
Either Emil Hojgaard's wife or Viggo Hojgaard's wife who was helping load the peat on to the carriage to go burn and sell, noticed a corpse in the bog.
As she looked more closer to the corpse and she saw the expressions on his face and thought that it had been a recent murder victim and notified the police.
The Tollund Man is a naturally mumified corpse that dates back to to the early Iron Age.
The Tollund Man was found in Denmark in 1950, in the Bjaeldskovdal bog by two peat cutters who were brothers called Viggo and Emil Hojgaard.
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History Mystery
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