His face stares down at us from churches, from houses, from important government buildings. He is hidden in nooks, pillars and doorways of great homes and ancient cathedrals. He isn’t just a resident of the British Isles, he is found on second century Roman columns in Turkey and in temples in Rajastan.
On the European continent he can be found in all places such as Germany, Italy, France even Hungary and Poland.
His roots may go back to the ancient hunters painted in caves in France and Spain. He manifests as Robin Hood, he has links to Morris Dancers of Old England . He appears in tales of Gawain and The Green Knight. He is the Green Man, Jack in the Green – the God that dies and is reborn.
Links of interest:-
http://www.canterburygreenman.fsnet.co.uk/
http://www.goddessandgreenman.co.uk/
http://website.lineone.net/~dominicow/Origins_Green_Man.htm
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