This classic book about the remains of iron-age people preserved in
peat-bogs throws fascinating light on ancient ways of life,
religion and rituals. During the last two centuries, workers in
bogs throughout Europe have often accidentally exposed sunken human
bodies that looked to them like incarnate devils. Actually, they
were being confronted with their own ancestors of two thousand and
more years ago. The bog waters have kept the bodies from decay,
sometimes even preserving the facial expression at the moment of
death. Most of these bog people bear signs of violent ends. Are
they murder victims, sacrificial victims, or executed criminals?
Acting as a consultant after the discovery of one such body,
Professor Glob noted that the anguished face seemed peaceful when
viewed apart from the means of death: the rope still tight around
the neck. Later he perceived a connection between these bodies and
a fertility goddess often portrayed with neck chains. In The Bog
People, Glob unravels the dark, forbidding background of their
story.
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