
A Lament For Green ManHalf hidden on the walls of many old churches in Britain, peeking from niches, corbels and roof bosses can be found strange faces carved in wood or stone surrounded by or spouting foliage from ears, mouth and nose. These are the faces of the so-called Green Man. There are no references in mediaeval literature to Green Man. We don't know for certain why these images were carved. The original meaning of the Green Man was lost at the end of the Middle Ages.A Lament For Green Man by *aldwarke
The Knights Templar Chapel at Rosslyn in Scotland has more than a hundred Green Man carvings and representations. The Knights Templar were a paradox in themselves fighting monks. They