The mysterious story of the Tollund Man continues to fascinate archaeologists and scientists. Found in a bog in the Jutland peninsula in the mid-20th century, the Tollund Man lived during the Iron Age and is believed to have been the victim of a religious sacrifice. While many of the details about the Tollund Man are pure speculation, the combined efforts of Mother Nature and human researchers have led to fascinating new revelations in the decades since he was found.
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Another interesting find is the "Lindow Woman". The discovery of the body led to a murder conviction when a man confessed to killing his wife when the body was found. But when the body was discovered to be over 1,000 years old he tried to take back his confession.
I heard about that years ago from Mystery Hunters. Isn’t irony funny?😹 He totally had it coming
It's a sad thing to unearth the dead and have Scientists disrespect the dead. Yes I feel strongly about this. Wouldn't you rather be in peace 😢
@@lisavanwhy5269they are at peace, regardless of what happens to the body. There is no soul, there is no afterlife. When your body dies, so do you. The dead couldn't care less about what happens to the remains.
@@IlmurOsp That's you talking. Others would disagree. I know for a fact I would be concerned about how my corpse is handled, regardless if there's a afterlife or not. It's that final thought of knowing your remains will be okay till its no more that can put one's final hours at ease. And there are evidence of those in the past who cared about how their corpse will be handled. There are even wills left behind by these people containing instructions to make it happen. So, maybe you won't care if your family dumps your corpse in a drainage, but don't think it'll go for everybody else.
@@lisavanwhy5269Normally, I would side with you on this. But considering these people's final hours were terrible, I don't think they would care that much about their bodies being cut open and studied. It's not like they're experiencing the same pain as before.
i like how his hat stayed on.
He cappin’
I'm from Silkeborg and I have visited the Tollundman many times! We also have another bogman not far named "Grauballe Man". Thanks for making a video about it!
They should have named him Boghorn Leghorn.
I love Bones!! I always appreciated the science behind the stories!
Should’ve just named him Pete from peat
Stop😂
Works here! Hahahaha😂
The Tørv man? Lol
The Adventures of Pete From Peat?
Lao
Only The Bog Knows For Certain
Preserved, mummified, not fossilized
Unalived
Pretty much the opposite of fossilized. The soft tissue is preserved and the bones are often fully dissolved. Tanned/pickled comes closer, IMO.
theres always someone in the comments that needs to find something wrong with a minor detail.
would love if they studied my body like that in the future
Only if There are Any Surrounding Bogs Available and that itself if the Temperature is at The Correct Climate Levels just like The Tollund Man Times .
Who doesn't remember the bog from eternal stench from Labyrinth should be the question.
Stop me boggin'! I'm not fossilized! - Tollund Man
Professor Glob 😂
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"Laundry 101" - excellent
The Narrator seemed to have more fun than usual with this story! LOL!
I love this video!
2:43 Bro be doing the single ladies pose for 2400 years now.
Pete Bogson 😂 brilliant
A+ video! LOVE IT! What a fascinating and unique topic and video.
“They SHOULD have called him Peat”😂
Did they have to call a big tow truck to return the toe?
Peat Bogman sounds way cooler. Or Peat Mossman.
This guy is on display in the city I live in (Aarhus). I believe I’ve seen him more times than I’ve met my mother in law
Interesting
Why is the noose blurred out in this video?
Because KZhead is stupid. Can't offend someone. We need to show people the movie PC U.
@@realfoggy I don't understand how a noose is offensive. Please explain.
@@rumblebudgie2085 yeah I don't either, but KZhead is so P. C. They over react to everything.
Aw man I thought you’d show the bog body that’s at the ROM. I got to assist with some work being done on it when I worked there after high school. It’s kind of morbid to look at though… basically at the opposite end of the peace spectrum this dude was on when he was offed lol 🤷🏻♂️
I remember when they found Banjo’s corpse in Bubblegloop Swamp, with signs that Kazooie had been responsible. And that’s why there haven’t been any new games.
This story scares me. You have to come and calm me down, sweetheart. I dont expect anything... just whisper in my ears through the night with that voice of yours 😍❤️😍
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@@YoAuntyMihkoh You should see their other comment 😶
W-what?????
I didn’t know
Love the narrator 😁😁😁
"Dead body found in bog"...as opposed t a live body.
If you jumped into a bog, wouldn't you be a live body?
@@danidavis7912 but you would find a live body after any amount of time now would you...
@@krekre001 Huh?
Nah that's just my boy Juan
Not a fossilized body, but a very well preserved one. Words have meanings. Use the correct words.
Peat Bog Fossilization This occurs when plants and animals are preserved in peat bogs, which are acidic environments that form when decaying plant matter sinks to the bottom of a body of water and decomposes slowly over time. As it decays, this material becomes more acidic as well as highly carbon-rich; eventually, it turns into a very soft black substance known as peat (or “muck”). The acidity prevents oxygen from reaching the remains buried at the bottom of such an environment, which means they won’t decay further-and they may even become mineralized over time!
@@MrRezRising Yet all scientific and official resources call the Tollund Man (subject of this video) a "naturally *_mummified_* body" not a fossilized body. His remains aren't fossilized and only date back about 2400 years, and fossilization typically occurs over tens of thousands of years with very few exceptions.
You think they care about being scientifically correct? Nah, they just want views
Lol this is KZhead not much credibility wen u can watch videos about ancient advanced civilizations
Settle down, it’s just a fun history channel
The reason for why his name got so area specific, is because he’s not the only bog man that have been found in Denmark.
6:19 Seamus Heaney won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature.
I am fascinated by what we might learn from the past by examining these bodies. But I fully understand the issues behind cultural issues and respect for the dead. The way they just chopped up the bogman and subsequently handed out pieces is gross and wrong and not at all respectful.
The Bog Man doesn't care. He's dead and what made him the "Bog Man" is long gone. When I die, you can throw me in a wood chipper for all I care.
Blurring
0:01 The Bog of Eternal Stench! I watched Labyrinth quite a few times growing up and even watched it in school once, love that film! Ironically two awesome Jennifer Connelly films came out very close in time, though Phenomena is not known to many today. The films Phenomena and Labyrinth are great examples of how promotion can make or break a film's chance to be part of the culture.
Jen connely in the movie where she is a shoplifter hanging out all night in that store with that liar , dam she was the finest
@@WhatIsayIsStupid Career Opportunities, right? I have never seen the film before but I did a brief search on it.
@@btetschner Why spam so much?
@@Eidolon1andOnly You remembered that I requested the video about SPAM! It is the Weird History Food video: How Has SPAM Stayed So Popular?
@@btetschner I report bots. Spamming is bot like.
He really hung around, hunh?
Don't forget the Lindow Man.
What does that fraud have to do with this story?
@@danidavis7912 My mistake, I meant the Lindow Man. Corrected
@@tremorsfan Got it, and thanks! I just Googled it - another great read.
Born on a Monday, Christened on Tuesday, Married on Wednesday, Took ill on Thursday, Grew worse on Friday, Died on Saturday, Buried on Sunday
Solomon Grundy?
0:44 Thinking of a boggy marsh...the music video "Lump" by Presidents of the United States of America is awesome! It is one of my favorite music videos of all time!
Thanks for this! 🦴
5:25 The family name Doane is from Cheshire, England. Thomas Doane founded Doane University. I used to have the Cheshire Cat stuffed animal at Doane, I bought it at the Disney Store in Alicante, Spain.
That's a bit random.
@@danidavis7912 Dani Davis was the producer of the broadway play Little Women and the film Little Women premiered on my 40th birthday.
4:08 Reminds me of the song "The Hanging Tree" sang by Jennifer Lawrence on the extended edition of the Hunger Games soundtrack!
3:08 We saw Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in the theater, fantastic film!
All roads lead to Rome, all myths lead to Odin. All hanged men do as well I suppose?
5:04 BOG is an acronym for Boots On Ground.
I wouldn't mind being studied as long as I was dead. BTW, a human being is "hanged"; not "hung" as at 4:02
This is the video that kicked off the Mummy-Rights movement.
0:01 Is that where the Boggs family is originally from? They lived in suburbia in the film Edward Scissorhands (1990)!
0:09 Is he an ancestor of Wade Boggs?
I don't even want people to see my body when I die- much less examine it. When I get old, I'm just going to wander off into a forest and die out there so the wolves and whatnot can have at my body. Nothing left but old bones to get swallowed up by dirt and time.
Trouble is, a major investigation will start over it! At least wear a metal tag around a part of your body! Maybe ALL parts, so they will not think it's a serial killer on the loose! Write your life story in tupperware while you're at it, so you can be published posthumously and can lie (or not) about your entire life. Also, forbid them from moving your body and have it notarized, so they know you mean business. Ok, I think I've covered everything except book profits. Should there be any, that is. ( This is amateur musings, not to be taken seriously. Anyone who likes this idea, should re-think it, as it is utter drivel.) Happy living!😊
My carcass will be out in the desert somewhere, if I'm still ambulatory at the end.
tl;dw that's just my boggy daddy
7:10 "In simple terms, an acai bowl is a very thick smoothie with toppings that you eat with a spoon," says Julie Harrington, RD, chef and co-author of The Healing Soup Cookbook. (Eating Well)
Not fossilized.
Peat Bog Fossilization This occurs when plants and animals are preserved in peat bogs, which are acidic environments that form when decaying plant matter sinks to the bottom of a body of water and decomposes slowly over time. As it decays, this material becomes more acidic as well as highly carbon-rich; eventually, it turns into a very soft black substance known as peat (or “muck”). The acidity prevents oxygen from reaching the remains buried at the bottom of such an environment, which means they won’t decay further-and they may even become mineralized over time!
@@MrRezRising Still not fossilized. Spamming the definition doesn't make it any more relevant to the 2400 year old Tollund Man whose remains didn't mineralize.. His remains are mummified.
New title: "Hey autistic kids, want a new hyperfocus subject?"
He was featured on the Ren and Stimpy show
No, he was *hanged*. Unless they were able to find away to measure his junk...
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An Irish poet compared this man to the terrorist activities in NI? Oh, please.........
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I am going to watch the videos: x The Gebelein Man, An Ancient Tattooed Murder Victim (1st Recommendation, second time watching) x A Day In The Life Of An Egyptian Embalmer (2nd Recommendation, second time watching) x Inside the Tomb of the First Aztec Emperor x Dead Body On Mount Everest Still Exists Today (second time watching)
FYI it is BC, *NOT* BCE
BCE is before common era, a way to designate time that isnt tied to religion.
@@lexigrimhaive so everyone nees to do everything non ewligiously bc of people like you? IT IS STILL BC!!!!!!!!
Pagan or Heathen are lousy words to use...ever. Pre-christian was much better, so thanks. Post christianity is also a "thing" now. Best to estimate the year, if implied, imo. Both Pagan and Heathen refer to people who are likely in the country, and usually the last ones to hear about the very latest of new"fads" in large cities. Since your videos are my favorites, I thought I'd make a kind request, and hope you'll take it under consideration. Very interesting video! I love learning about 'bog ' bodies. Such a curious practice to hang somome. It takes a while, and the person suffers. That rules out sacrifice and suggests punishment.
As a Pagan, I'm confused. I felt the use of the words were appropriate given the subject matter.
Technically, I'm "Pagan" too. His timeline is BC, so calling it pagan is a bit soon. It's a bit complicated. Non-christians are always lumped together, which I regard a lazy on the creator's part. Do you live in the country? Are you at risk of burning at the stake? There was a time when using herbal remedies could cost you your life.
@@ruthanneseven Not really. The trials of witches were legal processes, documented and kept in archives. Nobody was executed for using herbal remedies for the simple reason that there were no other kind of remedies until, like, 18th century (although leeches, mercury, sulphur, etc., were used from Antiquity). Even the monks and nuns who cared for the sick used the same remedies; that's recorded in the inventories of their pharmacies. People who were executed for witchcraft had to have been found guilty of Satan worshipping. In old Christianity, that was the concept of witchcraft, not paganism. As an example, natives who resisted Christianization were not prosecuted for their beliefs. That's also documented, mostly by the Catholics, who keep way more detailed records of everything - even the torture sessions in Inquisition's trials. Please remember too, at the time torture was a legitimate interrogation method - every court in Europe and the colonies used it. Researcher here, worked decades making bibliographies of religion history. Please, prove me wrong with sources. Name one person who was documented as convicted and executed for using herbal remedies.
Paganism, or neo-Paganism, are a set of actual religions currently practiced by actual people. They call themselves Pagans and proudly so. Examples of Pagan religions are Wicca, Druidism, Shamanism, Celtic and Slavic traditions, etc. "Paganism" has a Wikipedia article. You might like to take a look at it.
@MariaMartinez-researcher Yes, dear, I already know all that. It's branched out considerably since I was first acknowledged. My annoyance has been with creators who use two words to describe nearly every non-christian group on the planet and archeologists who look at each ancient discovery through a christian lens. Did you miss that part of what I wrote through your blinded indignation? Don't you find it odd that educated Druids would be called pagans? There were Druids long before Jesus hit the scene. Pagan comes from an Italian word, pagani. When Constantine decided to use Christianity to unite his empire, it started in the cities,taking its sweet time to spread to the peasants, those expendable country bumpkins who fed those high-falutin ingrates. All of the newest fads came out of the cities, as I explained previously. It became not just a derogatory term but a criminal term. I have been accused of it in a court of law. Thankfully, that law had been repealed. Just recently, I heard a trans-sexual ranting about me for the second time. In'her' backdropm was a still photo taken from the Wizard of Oz movie, where the wicked witch of the West's striped socks are pathetically mismatched with those darling ruby slippers. Don't get me started on the rest of her oufit! Let me digress to ask if you've ever noticed how clergymen of a certain rank wear pointy hats during my digression. No? Some of them wear a sort of Jewish yamaka on their heads. It's common for a newer yet connected group of devotees to copy or add to their facade to increase their credibility and possibly become more attractive to those on the fence about the new changes in this odd new belief system ruled by a book few could read. Back to our topic: words and their usage. Although the moniker of witch is often used interchangeably with Heathen and also Pagan and they're all still loaded with horrible connotations. One intentionally mistranslated phrase in the bible made certain of that. "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." The original was, "Thou shalt not suffer a poisoner of wells to live." The people who could read were clergymen and the ruling class. Since the repeal of embarrassing with laws, many people felt safe to come out of their closets, much like the alphabet folks. Like christianity, a few claimed to know the TRUE old ways and rituals. Noses aimed skywards, each tried to out do all others. They became businesses, too! To my horror, the Wiccan Rede, a poem, was now a law! It didn't matter that Alastair Crowley ìnfuenced part of it or that Gardiner was an animist who loved to dance naked in his backyard with his like-minded friends! He was a 7th° in Crowley's OTO, loved nature and nudity! He did what he willed, harming none, which was confirmed by the police, who had been called to the scene to investigate what was going on behind Gardiner's ridiculously high-fenced garden. During WWll, England was at risk of serious invasion. In 1940 a large group of practitioners gathered in New Forest to build a cone of energy aimed directly at Hitler; "YOU WILL NOT CROSS THE SEA!" This ritual went on for so long before the energy was released. Exhausted, several people died shortly thereafter. That's the legend.. I'd like to think those patriotic people did what they could. Hitler was never able to take the island. I see it as a convergence of many Wills coming together in desperation with powerful conviction, possibly focused and aided by witchcraft. Finally, in 1951, a group of Spiritualists, with the support of Winston Churchill, the laws against Witchcraft were repeaĺed. These laws were repealed the same year in the USA. Still, it carries a stigma to this day. To call it a religion is limiting. it's a way of life. There is a home in it for the emotionally inclined, the psychics, some astrologers, some cosplayers, nature lovers, and people with real abilities. Sadly, it's also a haven for snake oil sellers and people who promise to get your lover to return to you. Some groups become cult like and charge big bucks. Avoid them. If one is worthy, the teacher will come. Unempowered people seek to gain power they will never have. They fall into the cosplayer realm. So, Maria, what would you like to learn today? I'll bet you'll tell me you're the High Priestess of some group or another, and know everything already! In my role as Crone, I'll sit here laughing.. 🤣😂 1951. Ahahaha!!!
It is hanged not hung
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8:23 Colleges should offer a one-day tutorial at freshman orientation for washing clothes.
BC NOT BCE.
BCE = Before Current Era
PETITION TO RENAME TOLLUND MAN TO PETE!!!
I mean, the body did NOT solve a murder… good video otherwise.
It's really sad that you need to blur out parts of images because of stupid people. This is an information channel, we who watch it are at least somewhat intelligent. We understand that some of these images might be graphic, but we watch them at our own discretion. It's not your fault, it's all of the rest of you. You know who I mean.
Stop with the stupid jokes. Just tell the story
Did they run his fingerprints thru AFIS?
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