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The corpse was so well-preserved that they thought it was fresh.
6th of May, 1950, Denmark.
Local workers found a man completely submerged in peat, arranged in a fetal position. They named him the Tollund Man.
On his head was a cap. Around his waist, a belt. There was a leather noose around his neck. Apart from that, he was naked.
Following a forensic examination, scientists discovered 40 different grains in his stomach: his last meal.
This grisly trail of clues led to widespread public pondering.
Why was he naked? What’s with the mixed-grain porridge? And why did he have to die?
Some evidence gave conclusive answers: he died in the 4th century BC. He was roughly 40 years old.
But other theories emerged, too. That the man was a farmer who had been executed to appease the gods. The grains in his stomach were part of the sacrifice, to encourage crops to grow.
Or maybe he was just a wandering nudist in the wrong place at the wrong time.
We’ll never truly know.
