hanging was the cause of the tollund man's death.
what was the cause of the tollund man's death?
hanging
on the initial autopsy report in 1950, doctors concluded that tollund man died by hanging rather than strangulation. the rope left visible furrows in the skin beneath his chin and at the sides of his neck. there was no mark, however, at the back of the neck where the knot of the noose would have been located. after a re-examination in 2002, forensic scientists found further evidence to support these initial findings. although the cervical vertebrae were undamaged (these vertebrae are often damaged as a result of hanging), radiography showed that the tongue was distended—an indication of death by hanging.
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british author margaret drabble, in her 1989 novel, "a natural curiosity", uses her characters' obsession with the tollund man to provide a satirical criticism of margaret thatcher's modern england.





























tollund man is featured in separate songs: "tollund man" (1995) by the american folk band the mountain goats and "curse of the tollund man" (2004) by the english rock band the darkness.





























tollund man was mentioned in the episode "mummy in the maze" of the american television series "bones" and was also mentioned in the 2016 movie "sacrifice" in which a bog body was found in the shetland islands.
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