The head of the ‘Osterby Man’, a Germanic warrior of the Suebi who died around 100 AD. He was struck by a blunt object before being decapitated and his head thrown into a bog. His hair has been perfectly preserved, tied in the distinctive Suebian knot worn by men of his tribe.
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