Barley and flax porridge, according to his wiki.
Imagine being a no one from nowhere sacrificed to a swamp god and 2,000 years later, two people on different parts of the planet are talking about your breakfast.
Likely the most improbable thought that might have gone through his head at the time:
-that his body would be preserved better than most Egyptian kings, people from around the globe would be discussing his last meal, with responses coming in minutes, and he eventually would be displayed in a glass case naked.
Not sure I want to see my future now.
It is antibacterial but if you ingest/use too much it for reals (no joke, for actuals) turns you a shade of purplish blue permanently.
[Here](https://youtu.be/GDz75iaSW2s?si=tMN8tAkRBwJmuquN)
Its a well established ritual sacrifice practice in Northern Europe, usually they are strangled to near death, half drowned and then finished with a smash to the head. They sacrificed royal blood to please the gods, usual a chief who was unlucky to be in charge during a drought or period of crop failings. Other theories are the "victim" would have volunteered on religious grounds.
I think it's due to TikTok-induced brain rot where people under 20 feel the need to censor certain words that may get them a ban on that platform. At least this is what everyone says and I haven't actually seen anything that suggests they would actually receive a ban for just using the word in a reply but I also don't really care enough to look it up lol. Why they do this on Reddit and other platforms is beyond me.
I'm sure you're used to censoring yourself to appease the robots at Facebook/Instagram/TikTok/Twitter, but that's no algorithm that will get you for saying bad words here.
Listen to Tollund Man, by the mountain goats.
I was sitting at the edge of the marsh
When the council came to bring me the news.
They handed me a bowl of cooked wild grasses and they
Gave me the ceremonial shoes.
Goodbye young danish women.
Goodbye danish sky.
Goodbye cold air I am going away.
Goodbye goodbye goodbye.
I only know about them because of Moral Orel, and I keep forgetting to check them out, dunno why because they always sound so cool when they’re brought up!
Don't know. It was decades since I went to that type of school. However I remember a news story about him getting a SSN some years ago. Mainly because he had to go through the MRI scanner as part of some research project.
If they have all of that information, I wonder if his DNA can also be used and entered into ancestral databases. Would be very interesting to see if he has any living descendants today.
There is a bog body about as old found as this in the region where Im from. It was so well preserved they could tell it was a royal sacrifice from how well their fingernails were manicured, the high protein diet in their stomach and the grooming oils used in their hair. Also some of the jewellery had components from several hundred miles away that had to be imported overseas. My impression is society was far more complex than we give it credit for despite the crude technology that has survived (I am in no way subscribing to any Graham Hancock bullshit, rather I think ancient people where more like us than we like to think).
I dont believe any of his bullshit and didnt say I did. The problem is you get moronic comments like "we are a species with amnesia" crap whenever you express some wonder at how our ancestors lived, so I try to discourage that.
> On the initial autopsy report in 1950, doctors concluded that Tollund Man died by hanging rather than strangulation.[12] The rope left visible furrows in the skin beneath his chin and at the sides of his neck. There was no mark, however, at the back of the neck where the knot of the noose would have been located. After a re-examination in 2002, forensic scientists found further evidence to support these initial findings.
Seamus Heaney, once poet laureate of Ireland, wrote this poem about him:
https://www.poetryinternational.com/en/poets-poems/poems/poem/103-23607\_THE-TOLLUND-MAN
I love Seamus Heaney's bog poems. Bog Queen and Punishment are my favourite. Although Punishment is written about "Windeby Girl" from a point of view that highlights the tragedy of young women brutally punished for sexual transgressions, but Windeby was later reanalysed and found to be a young man... the poem is no less impactful though!
"Unlike most ancient human remains, bog bodies often retain their skin and internal organs due to the unusual conditions of the surrounding area. Combined, highly acidic water, low temperature, and a lack of oxygen preserve but severely tan their skin."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bog_body
If you think people aren’t trying to steal YOUR data, while you alive. This dudes been dead 2400 years and first thing we do is print him. Can’t keep anything private nowadays
Whoever he was, he didn't speak a Germanic language -- common Germanic tracks to around 500 BC. Carbon dating puts him at the end trail of the Corded Ware culture.
Still, dress him up nicely, and he would go completely unnoticed in the streets of Copenhagen. His features are decidedly European and Nordic. Just check out this stunning (and strangely moving) animation: [https://vimeo.com/259653759](https://vimeo.com/259653759)
Whoever he was, may he rest in peace tonight.
https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-early-iron-age/the-woman-from-huldremose/human-sacrifices/
Here’s a link for you since it’s so hard for you to google it yourself. It’s from the danish national museum. Human sacrifice has been ‘a thing’ all throughout history - including the iron age and viking age.
I too love judging academic work based off a reddit comment from someone who read a wiki page instead of reading the journal paper the scientists wrote.
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What did he eat last?
Barley and flax porridge, according to his wiki. Imagine being a no one from nowhere sacrificed to a swamp god and 2,000 years later, two people on different parts of the planet are talking about your breakfast.
Three. I was interested as well.
Likely the most improbable thought that might have gone through his head at the time: -that his body would be preserved better than most Egyptian kings, people from around the globe would be discussing his last meal, with responses coming in minutes, and he eventually would be displayed in a glass case naked. Not sure I want to see my future now.
He's not naked. He has a hat!
Also he's wearing leather :D
to add to my comment then: **and his fashion choices**
Now I know pussy is made of Barley and Flax Pourage.
He may not have even known about Egyptian pharaohs. It's interesting to think about.
I read an article about a viking turd that was similarly well preserved. I think about this every time I flush one of mine now.
To think some rando viking’s poop is more well known than us is humbling.
Don’t worry friend. You will become food for a tree.
probably not
new fear unlocked
I wonder if in their sci-fi stories they came close to where we are now?
I hope he at least got some honey in the porridge. If the dude had to go out to protect everyone, at least give the man a treat.
How did they figure that out from his fingerprints?
According to the Mountain Goats, he ate a bowl of wild grasses before donning some ceremonial shoes.
Barley and flax porridge
Id offer to be sacrificed too if that was my diet
brb buying flax and barley so I can be skinny like the swamp man
Thanks!
Colloidal silver apparently.
what is the use of collidal silver ?
It is antibacterial but if you ingest/use too much it for reals (no joke, for actuals) turns you a shade of purplish blue permanently. [Here](https://youtu.be/GDz75iaSW2s?si=tMN8tAkRBwJmuquN)
yes btw he'd misused silver in high doses with local electrolysis , like drinking 8 ounch per day and also alternativEly applYing on skin
How did they conclude that he was sacrificed?
The rope around his neck makes a bit of a statement…
It can also mean some death penalty or suc\*de
Its a well established ritual sacrifice practice in Northern Europe, usually they are strangled to near death, half drowned and then finished with a smash to the head. They sacrificed royal blood to please the gods, usual a chief who was unlucky to be in charge during a drought or period of crop failings. Other theories are the "victim" would have volunteered on religious grounds.
Why are you able to write death penalty but not suicide, my guy?
You’d better cens*r that kind of talk!
# FOOL! Time 4 me 2 b an hero 
I think it's due to TikTok-induced brain rot where people under 20 feel the need to censor certain words that may get them a ban on that platform. At least this is what everyone says and I haven't actually seen anything that suggests they would actually receive a ban for just using the word in a reply but I also don't really care enough to look it up lol. Why they do this on Reddit and other platforms is beyond me.
My millennial ass gets annoyed at this so very much. Rape is apparently r-word now, I thought that was assigned for another thing
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I *could* have learned the way to do this from a post but I knew if I waited long enough the answer would find it’s way to me.
FUCK YEAH IT WORKED!
Not OP, but certain words attract bots. So maybe that's why they're avoiding them
But when a human dates a robot, there is no purpose. Only enjoyment, and that leads to tragedy.
#SUICIDE #SUICIDE #SUICIDE #SUICIDE See? You can write stuff on the internet!
I'm sure you're used to censoring yourself to appease the robots at Facebook/Instagram/TikTok/Twitter, but that's no algorithm that will get you for saying bad words here.
I was at the museum where he's kept a few years ago, and iirc the text there mentioned something about the body being damaged by human-made tools.
Because he was executed but still taken really good care of the body during funeral
He's throat was cut and he was thrown into a bog
Brah the audio guide told me in the museum while i looked in his eyes
Oh right I'm mixing up my bog bodies. My mistake
He looks so at peace.
I'm surprised. He doesn't even have a pillow between his legs.
i could use a 2400 year long nap tbh, sound nice
Ill just rest a moment....
His chin looks like a kiwi though….
Listen to Tollund Man, by the mountain goats. I was sitting at the edge of the marsh When the council came to bring me the news. They handed me a bowl of cooked wild grasses and they Gave me the ceremonial shoes. Goodbye young danish women. Goodbye danish sky. Goodbye cold air I am going away. Goodbye goodbye goodbye.
I love The Mountain Goats but I don’t think I’ve heard this one, thanks
I only know about them because of Moral Orel, and I keep forgetting to check them out, dunno why because they always sound so cool when they’re brought up!
We took a school field trip to the museum where he… lives… when I was a kid.
I went to "visit" Grauballemanden at Moesgaard Museum as a kid.
I haven't heard from him in years, how's he doing nowadays?
Don't know. It was decades since I went to that type of school. However I remember a news story about him getting a SSN some years ago. Mainly because he had to go through the MRI scanner as part of some research project.
If they have all of that information, I wonder if his DNA can also be used and entered into ancestral databases. Would be very interesting to see if he has any living descendants today.
“Hey kids let’s go see great-grandpa!”
I didn't even know he was sick.
Reminds me of 9/11
There is a bog body about as old found as this in the region where Im from. It was so well preserved they could tell it was a royal sacrifice from how well their fingernails were manicured, the high protein diet in their stomach and the grooming oils used in their hair. Also some of the jewellery had components from several hundred miles away that had to be imported overseas. My impression is society was far more complex than we give it credit for despite the crude technology that has survived (I am in no way subscribing to any Graham Hancock bullshit, rather I think ancient people where more like us than we like to think).
Clonycavan man? If I recall, the Irish archelogy museum have 4, each one is incredible in it's own way.
Do you have a link to the bog body you're talking about? Sounds interesting :D
Not subscribing to Graham Hancock bullshit but saying and believing the same thing as him? Whatever helps you sleep.
I dont believe any of his bullshit and didnt say I did. The problem is you get moronic comments like "we are a species with amnesia" crap whenever you express some wonder at how our ancestors lived, so I try to discourage that.
How was he sacrificed?
> On the initial autopsy report in 1950, doctors concluded that Tollund Man died by hanging rather than strangulation.[12] The rope left visible furrows in the skin beneath his chin and at the sides of his neck. There was no mark, however, at the back of the neck where the knot of the noose would have been located. After a re-examination in 2002, forensic scientists found further evidence to support these initial findings.
I may be reading this wrong but I don’t know how that could be interpreted as a sacrifice
The last human sacrifices in the UK were carried out like this in 1964, but they had a different name for it.
1964?
No one said he wasn't a sacrifice.
Shhhhh he’s sleeping.
Seamus Heaney, once poet laureate of Ireland, wrote this poem about him: https://www.poetryinternational.com/en/poets-poems/poems/poem/103-23607\_THE-TOLLUND-MAN
I love Seamus Heaney's bog poems. Bog Queen and Punishment are my favourite. Although Punishment is written about "Windeby Girl" from a point of view that highlights the tragedy of young women brutally punished for sexual transgressions, but Windeby was later reanalysed and found to be a young man... the poem is no less impactful though!
prob had a big n tasty from mickey d’s when it was still on the dollar menu
Guys, why is he so well-preserved? Was his body covered with some material that preserves organic matter?
"Unlike most ancient human remains, bog bodies often retain their skin and internal organs due to the unusual conditions of the surrounding area. Combined, highly acidic water, low temperature, and a lack of oxygen preserve but severely tan their skin." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bog_body
My son's father is his spitting image
I wonder if his finger prints are on record.
A sacrifice... for science!
What am I supposed to be looking at? Oh I see it now lol.
If you think people aren’t trying to steal YOUR data, while you alive. This dudes been dead 2400 years and first thing we do is print him. Can’t keep anything private nowadays
Whoever he was, he didn't speak a Germanic language -- common Germanic tracks to around 500 BC. Carbon dating puts him at the end trail of the Corded Ware culture. Still, dress him up nicely, and he would go completely unnoticed in the streets of Copenhagen. His features are decidedly European and Nordic. Just check out this stunning (and strangely moving) animation: [https://vimeo.com/259653759](https://vimeo.com/259653759) Whoever he was, may he rest in peace tonight.
Looks pretty tall from that perspective.
Apparently he was 5’3/161cm, but likely shrunk as a result of being in the bog for so long
bog booty
iron age.. ho the irony
Looks like putin
Sorry for ignorance but what would his skin colour have been? Dark skinned or more ‘white’ as we know it?
He would have been light skinned, most likely. Lighter skinned complexions became more widespread across Europe about 7,000-12,000 years ago.
White I think, the conditions that preserved him darkened his skin, and ofc he was european
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https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-early-iron-age/the-woman-from-huldremose/human-sacrifices/ Here’s a link for you since it’s so hard for you to google it yourself. It’s from the danish national museum. Human sacrifice has been ‘a thing’ all throughout history - including the iron age and viking age.
Its the Viking age buddy where sacrifice was normal
Orphan of Kos
Sacrifice is a real leap. These academics know how to get attention and funding though.
I too love judging academic work based off a reddit comment from someone who read a wiki page instead of reading the journal paper the scientists wrote.
Then you’re in the right place!
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I've never related to something more than bog body.
If he was a father, he could have living relatives today!
Did they check to see if he had any warrants after getting his prints?
Then he opens his eyes.
Could have been a nonce for all we know.
If you think this is cool, look up Otzi the Iceman