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Tollund Man

Pronunciation: /ˈtɒlənd/

Definition of Tollund Man
  • the well-preserved corpse of an Iron Age man (circa 500 bc- ad 400) found in 1950 in a peat bog in central Jutland, Denmark. Around the neck was a plaited leather noose, indicating that Tollund Man had met his death by hanging.

Origin:

named after Tollund Fen, where it was found