日耳曼多神教存在人牲现象,不过有时会用木像代替活人进行祭祀。考古人员曾在沼泽边的遗迹中发现了被杀害者的遗骸。这些被害者都是因受到突然而猛烈的攻击而死的。有些时候,这些人牲会被石头或者树枝压在沼泽里[12]。丹麦历史学家艾伦·A.·隆德(Allan A. Lund)认为,这些人牲因为被指认为带来不幸的巫师而被杀害;古日耳曼多神教认为,在泥沼中杀死这些人,能使他们无法进入另一个世界,只能在两个世界的边缘中徘徊[13]。
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