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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Tollund Man

400 BC - Today

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The Tollund Man (died 405–384 BC) is a naturally mummified corpse of a man who lived during the 5th century BC, during the period characterised in Scandinavia as the Pre-Roman Iron Age. He was found in 1950, preserved as a bog body, near Silkeborg on the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The man's physical features were so well preserved that he was mistaken for a recent murder victim. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tollund Man has received more than 2,300,489 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Tollund Man is the 466th most popular religious figure (up from 469th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 56th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Religious Figure.

Tollund man is a bog body found in Denmark. He was discovered in 1950 and is believed to have lived in the 4th century BC. He is most famous for his well-preserved skin, which was found to be covered in tattoos.

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  • 39

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  • 6.37

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  • 3.42

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Tollund Man ranks 466 out of 2,238Before him are Bruno of Cologne, Theodore of Amasea, Jephthah, Pope Telesphorus, Pope John III, and Pope Zephyrinus. After him are Pope Stephen VIII, Pope Constantine, Beatrice Portinari, Pope Hyginus, Manco Cápac, and Margaret Mary Alacoque.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Tollund Man ranks 2Before him is Bessus. After him are Parmenion, Porus, Berossus, Theopompus, Spitamenes, Atropates, Teos of Egypt, Nectanebo II, Agnodice, and Stateira I.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Tollund Man ranks 50 out of 893Before him are Henrik Dam (1895), Fredrik Bajer (1837), Christian VIII of Denmark (1786), Frederick II of Denmark (1534), Frederick VII of Denmark (1808), and Frederick I of Denmark (1471). After him are Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320), Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (850), Christian VI of Denmark (1699), Jørn Utzon (1918), Nicolas Steno (1638), and Anna Karina (1940).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Denmark

Among religious figures born in Denmark, Tollund Man ranks 1After him are Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083), Christian Mortensen (1882), Hans Tausen (1494), Sigmundur Brestisson (961), Ingrid Vang Nyman (1916), Thomas Kingo (1634), and Oswald of Worcester (1000).