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Elling Woman

Elling Woman proper noun: a bog body found preserved in peat on the Jutland peninsula, Denmark, in 1938; the naturally mummified body of a woman believed to have died approximately 280 BCE, during the period characterised in Scandinavia as the pre-Roman Iron Age.

Proper noun

Elling Woman

  1. A bog body found preserved in peat on the Jutland peninsula, Denmark, in 1938; the naturally mummified body of a woman believed to have died approximately 280 BCE, during the period characterised in Scandinavia as the pre-Roman Iron Age.
    • The Elling woman from the same large bog as Tollund man, and similarly hanged, had long plaited hair which had presented problems to the executioner, who had wound it up and round itself to remove its contact with the rope.1996, D. Brothwell, “European bog bodies: current state of research and preservation”, in Konrad Spindler, Harald Wilfing, Elisabeth Rastbichler-Zissernig, Dieter ZurNedden, Hans Nothdurfter...
    • Sleeping near the Tollund Man for centuries is the Elling Woman, whose body was discovered in 1938 about 60m (200 ft.) from where the Tollund Man was later discovered.2009, Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Frommer's Denmark, Wiley, page 356

Origin of Elling Woman

After 1978 (see note below).

Questions about Elling Woman

What does Elling Woman mean?
Elling Woman means a bog body found preserved in peat on the Jutland peninsula, Denmark, in 1938; the naturally mummified body of a woman believed to have died approximately 280 BCE, during the period characterised in Scandinavia as the pre-Roman Iron Age.
What part of speech is Elling Woman?
Elling Woman is a proper noun.

Words near Elling Woman in the dictionary

  1. Ellicott's Mills
  2. Ellie
  3. Ellijay
  4. Elliminyt
  5. Ellinbank
  6. Elling Woman
  7. ellinge
  8. Ellinger
  9. Ellingers
  10. Ellingham
  11. Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley

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