332:. He began his review by describing his background interest in bog bodies, and highlighting that he had married one of Glob's graduate students. He proceeds to note that there is much in the book that would be of interest to anthropologists, and he hoped that they would not be put off by its use of "gossip and anecdote" and its "intensely personal and culturally ultra-Danish tone", which he attributes to Glob's attempts to reach a wider, non-academic audience. Praising Glob's use of ethnohistory and epic literature to illuminate the Early Iron Age, he claims that
311:. He expresses only one disappointment with Glob's work, that there is what he sees as a lack of information on the daily life and social structure of Iron Age Denmark. He nevertheless feels compensated by the final chapter, which he describes as representing Glob "at his best, building-up, in detective-style fashion", a picture of ritual behavior in the Iron Age. Praising the use of photographs as "brilliant", he refers to the "attractive" translation of Bruce-Mitford, and considers the overall effect to be "stimulating and provocative". Summarizing
276:"How They Lived" is the title of the fifth chapter, and explores the wider context of life in Iron Age Denmark, dealing with such issues as class divisions, houses and garments. The final chapter, "When Death Came", looks at the place of death in Iron Age Denmark, outlining ordinary funerary remains, which include both cremation and inhumation. Contrasting these methods of dealing with the dead to the corpses left in the bogs, he argues that the latter must represent evidence for a widespread tradition of
381:, describing it as a "highly accessible work" which had done more than any other to bring publicity to the bog cadavers. Exclaiming that he was filled with admiration for the work, he noted that he wished that he himself had written it 30 years before. In their 2007 edited volume on the reinvestigation of Grauballe Man, Pauline Asingh and Niels Lynnerup stated that Glob's book had represented a "major contribution" to the study of bog bodies which "awoke many people's interest in prehistory".
367:"The magnetism of Glob's text lies not only in the sensationalism of its subject but in its narrative style, its mixture of scientific-archaeological discourse and mythological-poetic narration, and not least its use of photography ... Deeply influenced by historical imaging but also aware of contemporary public fascination, Glob summons forth specters of the past, which speak not only to popular imagination but to the strategies of archaeological imagination."
265:, in doing so highlighting the similarities that exist between them. Noting that many of these were discovered in the 19th and early 20th centuries, he explains that little can be known about most of them because methods of archaeological investigation and conservation were unavailable at the time. Chapter four, "Bog People in Other Countries", explores similar bog bodies which have been discovered in neighbouring Germany and the Netherlands, such as
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212:. They praised Glob's arguments as well as his writing style and use of illustrations, alongside Bruce-Mitford's translation. In subsequent decades, it has received both praise and criticism from specialists in the field, who have lauded the publicity which it brought to the subject, but rejected many of Glob's conclusions as being based on insufficient evidence.
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and writers had used it as a basis for learning more about the bog bodies, to whom their works were dedicated, and that Glob himself had successfully blended an engaging narrative with archaeological information, and that he was "profoundly influenced by the potentiality of interaction between fact and fiction."
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in her primary school's library, near to
Copenhagen. Proceeding to describe the book as "a classic", she noted that even in the 21st century, it continued to offer the "source book" for artistic expressions of bog bodies. Proceeding to explore the influence of Glob's tome, she noted that many artists
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discussing the bog bodies which was published in 1995, C.S. Briggs criticised Glob for jumping to conclusions that were not supported by the evidence, exclaiming "Can Glob's book today actually pass muster as responsible popular scholarship?". In particular, they highlighted that he ascribed many
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represents "one of the best modern ethnographic descriptions of the North
Germani of that era" and that it furthermore provides evidence in support of Tacitus' claims. Rowlett goes on to praise Bruce-Mitford's translation, but believes that he has a "slight tendency to over-translate" with place
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found in 1952 at NebelgĂĄrd Fen, located 11 miles (18 km) east of
Tolland. Like with the previous chapter, Glob discusses his own personal investigation into the body, outlining its discovery and conservation, as well as the context of his death and burial.
241:. Alongside this he also discusses the archaeological context of Tollund Man, examining the manner in which he was executed, his clothing, and the contents of his last meal. The second chapter, entitled "The Grauballe Man", deals with the
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that was discovered in 1950 in
Tollund Fell, Bjaeldskov Dal in Jutland, Denmark. Glob discusses the excavation of the corpse, and his own personal involvement with the operation. Outlining the find's removal to the
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Sanders noted that she had first become interested in archaeology through reading a copy of
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Denmark", Glob notes that there have been over 150 bog bodies found in Denmark, and proceeds to provide a number of examples including
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wrote a series of poems inspired by the book, finding contemporary political relevance in the relics of the ritualistic killings. Heaney's poem
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Through Nature to Eternity: The Bog Bodies of Northwest Europe
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Tolland Man, one of the Danish corpses discussed by Glob.
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bodies to the Iron Age when they had not been securely
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Bodies in the Bog and the Archaeological Imagination
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Mosefolket: Jernalderens Mennesker bevaret i 2000 Ă…r
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220:Chapter one, "The Tollund Man", is devoted to
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358:and that he overconfidently proclaimed the
16:Scientific publication about bog body finds
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589:. Cambridge University Press. pp.
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318:Ralph M. Rowlett of the
206:and Ralph M. Rowlett in
1278:Faber & Faber books
912:Girl of the Uchter Moor
796:Sanders, Karin (2009),
748:American Anthropologist
642:Purdy, Anthony (2002).
329:American Anthropologist
209:American Anthropologist
169:The Sleepers in the Bog
1248:1965 non-fiction books
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320:University of Missouri
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1263:Prehistory of Denmark
1124:Wittmoor bog trackway
616:. pp. xiii–xiv.
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387:-winning Irish poet
372:Karin Sanders, 2009.
181:, and the second to
165:Die Schläfer im Moor
157:Rupert Bruce-Mitford
1200:Gundestrup cauldron
554:Van der Sanden 1996
484:. pp. 87–104.
395:, published in his
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1154:Little Salt Spring
1082:Amcotts Moor Woman
628:. pp. 17–19.
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952:Tollund Man
948:400–300 BC)
938:470–120 BC)
932:Gallagh Man
918:764–515 BC)
739:"Review of
705:"Review of
530:Briggs 1995
385:Nobel Prize
179:Tollund Man
68:Archaeology
35:Tollund Man
1268:Bog bodies
1242:Categories
1217:Peter Glob
1190:Bog butter
1134:Nydam Mose
1078:70–220 AD)
1012:Lindow Man
1008:3rd c. BC)
958:4th c. BC)
892:Cashel Man
853:Bog bodies
846:Bog bodies
726:Glob, P.V.
417:References
410:Mosefolket
231:Copenhagen
167:(English:
72:Bog bodies
1164:Chat Moss
1144:Falbygden
1062:Windeby I
678:161502727
670:1470-1308
532:. p. 176.
494:Glob 1969
482:Glob 1969
470:Glob 1969
458:Glob 1969
446:Glob 1969
434:Glob 1969
422:Footnotes
288:Reception
267:Windeby I
235:conserved
149:Gyldendal
145:P.V. Glob
82:Gyldendal
78:Publisher
47:P.V. Glob
1173:See also
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728:(1969),
544:. p. 17.
261:and the
216:Synopsis
54:Language
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191:Denmark
187:Jutland
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