at the final stage of harvesting, suggests that threshing waste was added into his food. This has been recorded in other bog bodies, so may have a ritual origin, or might be culinary for flavour.

Cause of death

The reason for Tollund Man's death has not been definitively determined. Some scholars believe the man was a ritual sacrifice because of the special treatment of the body: the arranged position of his body, the eyes and mouth being closed and the special meal that had been ingested. However, other scholars believe that

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