日耳曼多神教存在人牲現象,不過有時會用木像代替活人進行祭祀。考古人員曾在沼澤邊的遺蹟中發現了被殺害者的遺骸。這些被害者都是因受到突然而猛烈的攻擊而死的。有些時候,這些人牲會被石頭或者樹枝壓在沼澤里[12]。丹麥歷史學家艾倫·A.·隆德(Allan A. Lund)認為,這些人牲因為被指認為帶來不幸的巫師而被殺害;古日耳曼多神教認為,在泥沼中殺死這些人,能使他們無法進入另一個世界,只能在兩個世界的邊緣中徘徊[13]。
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