Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

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The 'Green Man' is one of the most famous folklore figures, with carved images in Medieval churches across Europe. But what actually is it? Is it really a survival of pre-Christian pagan beliefs? Or are we fundamentally misunderstanding the Medieval mind?

FairyTale Waltz by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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