A lovely little Green Man article.
Short and sweet article in the UK magazine, History Today.
The Ballad of the Green Man.
http://www.historytoday.com/MainArticle.aspx?m=33897&amid=30306150
I liked the closing paragraph quite a bit.
"The reinvention of the Green Man as an ecological icon has been made possible by the need to censure a society for being anti-Nature, an entirely modern and not a medieval idea. It relies on the powerful notion that history gives credibility and authority, and feeds on an enduring myth that the past was different, more just than the present. The minor status of the image and the difficulty of interpreting it precisely have also helped alternative ideas to flourish. It is a perfect example in our modern world of how the past is reinterpreted to suit the needs of the present."
Incidentally, I found this page on a link on Barry Patterson's Facebook, whom I have recently friended. Barry is a storyteller and performer in the UK, who has been wearing the Green and Bringing old Stump Nose himself to life for many years.
http://www.songandstory.co.uk/
One day, I hope to seed a UK Grove of the Beneficent Order of the Greenman (B.O.G), and have folks like Barry along as Honorary and Active Members. One day.
Here is Barry in his Green.....
The Ballad of the Green Man.
http://www.historytoday.com/MainArticle.aspx?m=33897&amid=30306150
I liked the closing paragraph quite a bit.
"The reinvention of the Green Man as an ecological icon has been made possible by the need to censure a society for being anti-Nature, an entirely modern and not a medieval idea. It relies on the powerful notion that history gives credibility and authority, and feeds on an enduring myth that the past was different, more just than the present. The minor status of the image and the difficulty of interpreting it precisely have also helped alternative ideas to flourish. It is a perfect example in our modern world of how the past is reinterpreted to suit the needs of the present."
Incidentally, I found this page on a link on Barry Patterson's Facebook, whom I have recently friended. Barry is a storyteller and performer in the UK, who has been wearing the Green and Bringing old Stump Nose himself to life for many years.
http://www.songandstory.co.uk/
One day, I hope to seed a UK Grove of the Beneficent Order of the Greenman (B.O.G), and have folks like Barry along as Honorary and Active Members. One day.
Here is Barry in his Green.....