"Elling Woman" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: After 1978 (see note below). Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Elling Woman}} Elling Woman
  1. (archaeology) 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. Categories (topical): Archaeology Related terms: Tollund Man Translations (bog woman discovered in Denmark in 1938): Frau von Elling (German)
    Sense id: en-Elling_Woman-en-name-FtD1zOmt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

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