You have this photo of Gabby and I eating a lovely meal (still at the bread and Olive Oil stage) at Pate Pate restaurant on the last night (back in Copenhagen). Just in case you don't want to see Bog Body photos which start 9 or 10 photos down. Here is our hotel too - very modern and swish.
It was round like these other buildings. We were on the 8th floor.
In Silkeborg, we had to walk into the town to reach the Museum - poor Gabby hauling the heavy suitcase. These houses were typical of the older style of property and many houses had the steep pitched rooves.
What they think Tollund Man looked like in life.
The contents of his last meal.
These figures were also put in the bog at Bakkegarten near Krageland. Similar abstract figures have also been found in bogs in the Netherlands and Germany, and were possible markers for a safe route through the wetlands.
Elling Woman, who was found not that far away some 12 years earlier.
Damendorf Man, or at least his skin. 290 - 360 AD.
Various hair styles.
He just looked like he was asleep . . .
It was well worth the wait to meet him. I have 8% Danish blood (Gabby too) from my mum's side of the DNA. I was glad to pay my respects.
Oh those bodies are so poignant, especially the sleeping man. What a fascinating visit.
ReplyDeleteTHey are indeed. Willing sacrifice or punishment, we can never be sure.
DeleteIt is hard to believe that he isn't going to suddenly take a deep breath, rub his eyes and sit up.
ReplyDeleteYes, I know that some people won't even view the photos, but he does just look as if he is asleep.
DeleteI find the bodies so sad, not resting in the bogs but in the cold harsh musreum to be stared at. And--desoite thhe fact that the red hair is a result of the peat minerals the recreations so often have red hair, and are so weathered and old looking. Were there no young warriors...?
ReplyDeleteWell, I think they chose their victims and young warriors were not amongst them. These bodies have been resting in a peat bog for around 2000 years, so I am guessing that anyone would look a bit weathered b then! Coming from an Archaeology background, we soon learned that we needed to be objective when looking at skeletons etc. This man - a simple village member in his time - has now gained an eternal fame and respect for those who see him and made thousands of people consider the past and their place in it.
DeleteThe details of the bog man's face are very moving to me. The awe you felt at seeing him mirrors the awe I felt when I stood marveling at the Sutton Hoo tteasure in real life after marveling at it in a National Geographic magazine as a child. I had tears and I did not even know exactly why.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had see the Sutton Hoo treasure in real life, but hey, I might yet! I find Tollund Man very moving too. He is part of the reason I went on to read Archaeology in my 40 when I was given the chance.
DeleteSo fascinating
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