| About 2,200 years ago, near a swampy marsh of | | | | prosperity. Recently, workers cutting peat, or sod, |
| wetland or bog, located in present day | | | | in the Manchester swamp discovered the body of |
| Manchester, England, a number of Celtic priests | | | | the victim that was sacrificed. Scientists had |
| assembled together and passed around a sack | | | | dubbed the victim as "Lindow Man", after the site |
| made of parchment that contains multiple pieces | | | | where he was uncovered. Chemicals contained in |
| of thin bread. Each priest would blindly reach into | | | | the bog water have preserved the body very |
| the leather bag and took a piece. One man, | | | | well and left it in a remarkable condition. Based on |
| presumably in his late 20s, pulled out a burnt | | | | scientific analysis, it is believed that the man was |
| portion of the bread- the only one contained in | | | | most likely someone of high status as his body |
| the bag. He and the others understood very well | | | | displayed little evidence of heavy or rough work. |
| what this meant. In a bizarre, yet dignified ritual, | | | | In this eccentric sacrificial ritual, as indicated by the |
| the young man was killed and his body was left in | | | | complex injuries, the man's jaw and collar bone |
| the swamp. | | | | was broken, he was strangled at the neck as well |
| Based on the Celtic religion, the person who chose | | | | as having his throat severed. There is a possibility |
| the burnt bread was killed and sacrificed as an | | | | that this ritual was widespread since more than |
| offering to the gods. They believed that by doing | | | | 100 similarly executed bodies have been |
| so, it will please the gods and as a result, the | | | | uncovered throughout Europe. |
| people will be blessed with good fortune and | | | | |