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The Tollund Man is discovered in Denmark - May 8th, 1950

The Tollund Man is discovered in Denmark - May 8th, 1950

This Day in History Class

May 8, 20247m 44s

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On this day in 1950, two brothers stumbled upon a well-preserved corpse in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark.

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This Day In HistoryOn This DayThe Tollund ManTollund ManBog PersonBog PeopleBog BodyBog BodiesSilkeborgTollundDenmarkEmil HojgaardViggo HojgaardBrothersPeat CuttersBjældskovdalDanish BogPeat BogPeatBogFuelCorpseCadaverWell-PreservedNatural MummyMummyMummifiedMummificationBodyBuried BodyPrehistoric BodyAncient BodyIron AgeMysteryMurderMurder VictimRitual Human SacrificeRitual SacrificeHuman SacrificeArchaeologistProfessor P. V. GlobPeter Vilhelm GlobSilkeborg MuseumNational Museum Of DenmarkExaminationInvestigationStudyResearchWetlandsIrelandEnglandBritainLow CountriesScandinaviaEuropeNakedNooseCapBeltRopeHungHangingExecutionNeckFetal PositionSleeping PositionRitual KillingVictimJutlandFarmersReligious RitualsReligious SacrificeGodsPaganNerthusEarth MotherPeaceProsperityFertilityArtifactsTheoriesCriminalSuicideVengeance KillingBurialSacredPeat BogsBogsHigh-AcidityLow-OxygenCold TemperaturesChemical InteractionsChemistrySphagnum MossMossChemicalsChemical CompositionPreservationFingerprintsOrgansWhiskersStubbleHairFingernailsLast MealPorridgeGruelFlaxseedBarleyFishDanish CultureScienceDiscoveryInternational Bog DayScience HistoryDanish HistoryEuropean History