The Remarkably Well-Preserved Body of the Tollund Man and His Last Supper

Did the rope around his neck indicate that he was murdered or was he executed?

Head of the Tollund Man, found near Silkeborg Denmark, dated between 375–210 BCE. Image source: Wikimedia Commons.

Viggo and Emil Hojgaard, two peat cutters from Denmark, discovered a body near the town of Silkeborg on May 8, 1950. The body appeared to be that of a recent murder victim. They promptly notified authorities…