Who Were The Green Children of Woolpit And Where Did They Come From?

14. Descendants Of The Green Man

Surrounding the tale of The Green Children was the possibility that they could be related to the Green Man. The Green Man was a depiction of a wild man found most commonly in Medieval Art.

The man covered in leaves with shaggy hair is hardly depicted with color but is a popular feature in the center wall carvings of the Medieval Churches. Affirming the folklore theory is the possibility that The Green Children could be adaptations of the Green Man lore.