Irish bog bodies and nobility sacrifices in the bronze age?

by TheRamblingStranger

Online I was reading about Irish history and saw in 2011 archaeologists found a bog body and it showed signs of physical injuries/execution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashel_Man

How do we know that the Cashel man was nobility? How were they able to execute the person that was supposed to be in charge? How do we know if he was truly royalty? What would life have been like for a royal person of this period?

I am interested in this subject and excited to learn more, thank you for your help.

PS: I am 17 years old and haven't studied history, I am curious to know what ireland would have been like in the bronze age.

mikedash

There is always more to say, but I wrote in response to a pretty similar query posted a few months ago. You might like to review that answer while you wait for fresh responses to your query.

Sacrificial Kings

I heard a story about sacrificial Celtic kings or "corn kings" These kings were supposedly sacrificed in times of famine or to placate their gods for food harvests. Apparently they were fed year round and treated like kings only to be sacrificed to appease the gods. Is this true? What real sources cite these kings?

This response contains a link to a longer article I wrote specifically about bog bodies which may also be of interest.