The kids weren't all that impressed with the museum (as if anything at their ages could compete with the Legoland at Billund we were to visit next), but it was awesome for me to just sit there for a good while and stare into his face and marvel at how life-like this 2400 year old man was. Perhaps it was the peaceful look on his face, a short distance away through the glass. I felt a kind of "connection" with him, though I know that sounds weird.
I first encountered it, uh, I’m resisting doing the math here, but anyway, in my teens, P.V. Glob’s book “The Bog People”. Hmm, sez here that was first in English in 1969, I probably saw it in 1972 or ‘73. I’ve got a copy around here somewhere, probably bought it used sometime prior to 1980. I would have been interested in it just from the euphony of the title and author’s name, which turns out to be Peter.
I’m also still a big fan of Lego, btw. :^) I wonder about the DNA in these bog remains, it would be interesting to see if they’ve got living relatives.