It is believed that the Tolland man was killed as a sacrifice to Nerthus, the goddess of fertility and germination. The people of northern Ireland believed that by sacrificing somebody (often someone of reasonable high social status) to this goddess they were ensured a healthy crop. sacrifice was a way of fertilising the soil and stimulating germination and new growth.

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