As with many aspects of barbarian society, the practice of human sacrifice is still debated by historians. Some argue that bog bodies like the Lindow Man, found in Cheshire, England, are perfect examples of ritual sacrifice. Discovered face down with injuries that suggest he was hit on the head, strangled and had his throat cut, this twenty-something high-born barbarian certainly met a grisly end. Bog bodies have been discovered across the areas of Europe inhabited by barbarian tribes and all exhibit similar injuries, leading some historians to suggest that peat bogs may have had religious significance.
