The Green Man in Britain

The Green Man has many facets, many dimensions. He peers through his leaf mask in hundreds of church misericords and stone carvings. His innate link with the changing seasons and fertility is revealed in the medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and in summer folk customs such as Jack in the Green, the Castleton Garland and the Burry Man.

Auteur

Fran & Geoff Doel are folklorists who have written Worlds of Arthur and Robin Hood, both published by Tempus. They are part-time Lecturers in the Faculty of Humanities, University of Kent and at Birckbeck College, University of London.