tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post8912116466514552139..comments2024-03-27T23:03:58.848-06:00Comments on The Warrior Muse: B is for Bog BodiesShannon Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-84179654904992311272013-05-08T19:00:39.325-06:002013-05-08T19:00:39.325-06:00Mojo, I like all of what you had to say there, abo...Mojo, I like all of what you had to say there, about the offerings on unhallowed ground. Interesting theory.<br /><br />Wicked, true, it could be a combo. And thank you!<br /><br />Francene, isn't is amazing how preserved he is?<br /><br />Rowena, I think so!<br /><br />Miss Uncertain, I certainly hope it didn't haunt you. Well, at least not too much. ;)<br /><br />Kelly, creepy and fascinating, all at the same time.<br /><br />Terri, LOL!<br /><br />Bookdeals, there must be so many stories in there! I bet if we all undertook writing a story about it, they'd all be different. Wouldn't that be a fun project?<br /><br />Trisha, yeah, not a great way to die. <br /><br />Jill, oh interesting! Thanks for passing along the book series.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-91049427328091762922013-04-05T12:05:03.051-06:002013-04-05T12:05:03.051-06:00omg I am morbidly fascinated by bog bodies! I lear...omg I am morbidly fascinated by bog bodies! I learned about them while reading the Nora Gavin novels by Erin Hart.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952845901181632096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-68172834941271602402013-04-04T23:47:55.092-06:002013-04-04T23:47:55.092-06:00Ew, what a way to die :( It's pretty amazing t...Ew, what a way to die :( It's pretty amazing that they're so well preserved though!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-11569048686503029452013-04-03T09:02:36.746-06:002013-04-03T09:02:36.746-06:00Really gruesome but fascinating at the same time -...Really gruesome but fascinating at the same time - there has to be a story in there somewhere. Found your site through the A-Z Blogging challenge and I am finding your posts really interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-75614770907573059012013-04-03T05:10:00.729-06:002013-04-03T05:10:00.729-06:00Dude. Disgusting.Dude. Disgusting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701924930702018352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-79796797363923180632013-04-03T04:41:18.275-06:002013-04-03T04:41:18.275-06:00Hmm, I'm not sure. But wow. Those are all sort...Hmm, I'm not sure. But wow. Those are all sorts of creepy.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-44266807877757027852013-04-03T04:41:17.735-06:002013-04-03T04:41:17.735-06:00Hmm, I'm not sure. But wow. Those are all sort...Hmm, I'm not sure. But wow. Those are all sorts of creepy.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-38436352484957150212013-04-03T04:22:33.542-06:002013-04-03T04:22:33.542-06:00Interesting...but creepy. I hope this won't ha...Interesting...but creepy. I hope this won't haunt me in my sleep.<br /><br /><a href="http://i-got-sidetracked.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Sincerely,Miss Uncertain---sidetracked</a>miss uncertainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564885360553442516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-10825706183932273992013-04-03T04:01:35.711-06:002013-04-03T04:01:35.711-06:00Fascinating stuff. Fascinating stuff. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039901629787628780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-90665475789453848832013-04-03T03:49:35.453-06:002013-04-03T03:49:35.453-06:00I'm astounded by the state of preservation on ...I'm astounded by the state of preservation on the body you show. I love to watch television programmes about this subject. I think they are in the bog for both the reasons you gave.Francene Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08298485336064691700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-87092152568687116262013-04-03T02:44:57.935-06:002013-04-03T02:44:57.935-06:00Personally I think it could be a mix of the two, d...Personally I think it could be a mix of the two, depending on when the trinkets were thrown in, maybe in the begining it was about sacrifice and appeasing some god or other, and then over several years it may have become an easy way of disposing of bodies, much like TV would like us to believe that swamps in the USA and Crocs are used. Bog Bodies are always interesting, thinking of what their lives were like and how they could have ended up there. Awesome post again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17465460330758905673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-64656733041867409772013-04-03T02:04:08.934-06:002013-04-03T02:04:08.934-06:00For a criminal, who possibly died a violent death ...For a criminal, who possibly died a violent death by execution, Tollund man looks remarkably peaceful. Perhaps he was a sacrifice, and the items found with him were offerings. However, those 'offerings' might be items left by family members when a criminal was put to death. Maybe throwing them in a bog was like burying them in the unhallowed part of a cemetery, but the family still tried to give the departed some help into the next world. Fun to speculate but probably impossible to every know for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-86312796997230713122013-04-03T01:37:45.610-06:002013-04-03T01:37:45.610-06:00Andrew, if I stump you once I'll be happy!
Ch...Andrew, if I stump you once I'll be happy!<br /><br />Chris, that's true, a lot of people got away with sacrifice and several types of murder.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-78466055474058544112013-04-03T00:44:49.552-06:002013-04-03T00:44:49.552-06:00Me thinks sacrifice, I reckon back in those days t...Me thinks sacrifice, I reckon back in those days they all got away with murder.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639277171611783456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-40556470681479735892013-04-02T23:30:13.076-06:002013-04-02T23:30:13.076-06:00Mark, at least some of them must definitely be pun...Mark, at least some of them must definitely be punishment, right?<br /><br />Adriana, thank you! I did do a good amount of research, but it was fun.<br /><br />Kirsty, that could be true, too. So many different reasons. And how many were killed by an individual, for instance, and thrown in there?<br /><br />Nancy, it really is oddly peaceful, isn't it?<br /><br />Sharon, the horror of all these hidden bog bodies rising from the bogs, moon the only light. It would make a great mummy story.<br /><br />Sue, that's one of the many things I love about this challenge. 1900+ people trying to write to the same general theme, and each post so very different.<br /><br />Rachel, all definitely valid possibilities. Sacrifice to the bog so the dead wouldn't rise. That's messed up, isn't it?<br /><br />Chuck, yikes! Wouldn't that be a fascinating story, though?<br /><br />Candace, that's right, I've heard of that before. It would make complete sense. Dispose of those who couldn't have an acceptable burial.<br /><br />Jeff, good! I'd love it if some stories came out of people reading these and getting ideas.<br /><br />Kellie, definitely fascinating. I would have loved to take an archaeology class.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-31780656558076480712013-04-02T23:22:32.157-06:002013-04-02T23:22:32.157-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-47778237349679169782013-04-02T23:21:51.715-06:002013-04-02T23:21:51.715-06:00This I've heard of and, as with the extinction...This I've heard of and, as with the extinction of the dinosaurs, I don't think there is -A- reason. Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-83661852295317719672013-04-02T20:28:38.957-06:002013-04-02T20:28:38.957-06:00I remember learning about these in my archaeology ...I remember learning about these in my archaeology classes. They're fascinating, aren't they.Kellie @ Delightfully Ludicroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226603919012169939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-68001943195694216342013-04-02T20:16:50.520-06:002013-04-02T20:16:50.520-06:00Fascinating. It does fire up the imagination.Fascinating. It does fire up the imagination.Jeff Hargetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198367021884647821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-17721032997516660362013-04-02T19:55:45.948-06:002013-04-02T19:55:45.948-06:00To me, it sounds more like punishment for criminal...To me, it sounds more like punishment for criminals. Some ancient cultures believed that if someone were denied a proper burial in the earth, or cremated according to the traditions, they could not get into 'Heaven'. Criminals wouldn't be allowed into 'Heaven' but their bodies had to be disposed of someplace. The neighboring bog seemed to be a good choice. That makes sense to me.<br /><br />This kind of stuff really fascinates me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-82730026878076269322013-04-02T19:47:41.239-06:002013-04-02T19:47:41.239-06:00My ancestry is Danish on my fathers side. I may st...My ancestry is Danish on my fathers side. I may still have relatives in Denmark. I hope none of them are in a bog! What a fascinating find...thanks Shannon.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676928110297819368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-77103946432100448512013-04-02T18:40:04.716-06:002013-04-02T18:40:04.716-06:00I've never heard of anything like that before!...I've never heard of anything like that before! I have to wonder if both practices were happening.<br /><br />Maybe that was where criminals were disposed of, but those who were making sacrifices took the opportunity to dispose of bodies there so they would not be hung for murder. Or perhaps people were making offerings so they would not be haunted by the people killed. There are countless possibilities.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507642753163503531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-53858432132292370422013-04-02T17:47:30.755-06:002013-04-02T17:47:30.755-06:00Shannon,
I'd never heard of bog bodies before...Shannon,<br /><br />I'd never heard of bog bodies before. The thought of someone being held down under the water with a stick is very distressing. What a way to die! So very cruel.<br /><br />I also wrote about preserved bodies for my B post, but mine is so different to yours. Isn't it fascinating how the same letter and a similar concept can result in totally different posts?Sue Elvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461161335483760142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-29861625349071782802013-04-02T17:06:12.691-06:002013-04-02T17:06:12.691-06:00Gruesome. Sacrifice seems most likely and some cri...Gruesome. Sacrifice seems most likely and some crime punishment. A good mummy movie could be made from this. We always think of Egypt in that regard. Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-86304131416584761462013-04-02T16:36:11.591-06:002013-04-02T16:36:11.591-06:00Susan, I'm willing to bet you're right. Th...Susan, I'm willing to bet you're right. They wouldn't have known it would preserve a body so perfectly. At least in the beginning.<br /><br />Willa, oh wow! I wonder if it's still there?<br /><br />Ryze, haha, I can imagine it's not something they'd want to focus on too much! Race related, I wonder. Could very well be.<br /><br />Julie, apparently it occurs some in places in the U.S., too, but not in this number.<br /><br />Helen, it does have a macabre beauty. I'm not sure about whether it was a sacred site, but that is a good question. I think that would help with answering the sacrifice question.<br /><br />Darcnina, thank you!<br /><br />M.J., I would love to read that book! Will have to look it up. I'm betting it was quite an interesting journey.<br /><br />D.G., I hadn't thought of that about the items thrown in. Great theory! Could very well be.<br /><br />Susan, I agree, many secrets. I wonder how much hasn't been discovered yet. Or how many bogs dried up and got covered up ages ago.<br /><br />Tonja, wouldn't it be amazing to be able to do that? To be able to go back and study a culture, a village, you name it.<br /><br />Jan, I wonder the same thing. I can't imagine them WANTING them preserved. If they'd known, you'd think we would have seen village elders and leaders, highly respected people who wanted to be preserved forever.<br /><br />Katie, I'd be interested in seeing that display. I'd like to visit the museum there some day.<br /><br />Madeline, I know! I think you'll find that with a lot of these topics. My "D" topic has really run away with my brain, and I'm wanting to write about it so badly.<br /><br />Deborah, hee hee, yeah, the full body one is creepier to me. His face I find fascinating.<br /><br />Gary, true. So many of these posts are full of conjecture, guesses, theories. The beauty of a mystery.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.com