Pantagathus Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 (edited) To follow up with a quote from Strabo: "They (Lusitanians) likewise divine by the entrails of captive enemies, whom they first cover with a military cloak, and when stricken under the entrails by the haruspex, they draw their first auguries from the fall (of the victim). They cut off the right hands of their prisoners, and consecrate them to the gods." -Geography 3.3.6 So to me, the ritual mutilation of the bog bodies seems quite similar to this practice even though slightly different. Edited March 6, 2006 by Pantagathus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 To follow up with a quote from Strabo: "They (Lusitanians) likewise divine by the entrails of captive enemies, whom they first cover with a military cloak, and when stricken under the entrails by the haruspex, they draw their first auguries from the fall (of the victim). They cut off the right hands of their prisoners, and consecrate them to the gods." -Geography 3.3.6 So to me, the ritual mutilation of the bog bodies seems quite similar to this practice even though slightly different. Your quote answers my earlier probing as to the percieved sequence/positioning of cuts/blows to the victim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Your quote answers my earlier probing as to the percieved sequence/positioning of cuts/blows to the victim. I agree, I think the quote is an excellent lead for understanding the bog bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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