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title: The Tollund Man
author: Silkeborg Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19098/the-tollund-man/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2024-06-12
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# The Tollund Man

_Authored by Silkeborg Museum_

## Image File

[![The Tollund Man](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19098.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19098.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Tollund Man was c. 30-40 years old when he died by hanging c. 405-380 BCE. He was found in 1950 in a bog c. 10 km west of Silkeborg. The Tollund Man's head was preserved but his body dried out; now a recreation of the body is on display.

Silkeborg Museum, Denmark.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, S. (2024, June 12). The Tollund Man. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19098/the-tollund-man/>
### Chicago
Museum, Silkeborg. "The Tollund Man." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 12, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19098/the-tollund-man/>.
### MLA
Museum, Silkeborg. "The Tollund Man." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Jun 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19098/the-tollund-man/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.museumsilkeborg.dk/artikler-om-tollundmanden-ellingkvinden-og-andre-moselig) by **Silkeborg Museum**. Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 12 June 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.