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-s-a-b-a-h | 17:14 Thu 04th Sep 2008 | History
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Why was the tolland man sacrifised and killed? Was he a traitor if so then why?

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In summary, nobody knows why Tollund man's mangled corpse ended up in a bronze age bog in what later became Denmark. However it has been suggested that he was a human sacrifice as he is 'well presented' ie clean shaven and well cared for and has been 'killed three times' - by whacking on the head, cutting his throat and garrotting him.

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