What I mean to say is, who is the green man and where can I find books or websites dedicated to him?I already have some but I wondered if anyone knew where I could find some more. I need to know for an english project on him so yeah.....Thanx
P.S. Also, if you know anything about the Green woman, she is the female version of the Green man. If you know anything about the either than thank you again! :)
2007-03-01 04:49:53 · 6 answers · asked by Minun 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Green Man (or "Jack of the Green") dates back to classical Rome — yet it was not until this pagan symbol was adopted by the Christian church that the form fully developed and proliferated across Europe. No known writings exist that explain what the foliate head represented in earlier religions, or why precisely it became incorporated into
The last link also explores Green Woman.
2007-03-01 05:18:31 · answer #1 · answered by aidan402 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Polly - We saw a pub called the Green Man in London when we went there last year. So I was interested enough to look him up. Here's some sites I found useful. Holly
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/g/green_man.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Man
http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/bldefsgreenman.htm
2007-03-01 12:58:51 · answer #2 · answered by Holly R 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the green night in a medievil story
2007-03-01 13:04:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I thought it was a "them"...a band in California of Scottish and Irish tunes...
2007-03-01 12:56:15 · answer #4 · answered by Pooks 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i beleive the Green Man is an Alien..........
2007-03-01 12:58:23 · answer #5 · answered by drmushroom 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Al Gore? ;)
2007-03-01 15:00:22 · answer #6 · answered by SavageLettuce 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋