In a message dated 5/8/2007 12:51:41 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the Green Man is a traditional figure representing the force of Nature and spring, I think. Probably pre-Christian but it is carved into a lot of churches here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Man There was one carved in the parish church we went to when I was at school, although I can't find a picture of it, but this is the church (and the house I lived in - Elizabethan house on the right with 2 large gables at the ends and 4 smaller gables between): http://www.hobster.co.uk/Images/Balloon/church.jpg It finds its way into a lot of pub names. Here it was part of the scaffolding in the town where I was at school - this is where the locals used to hang people, so it was said: http://www.ashbourne-town.com/pubs/green/index.html -- Bob ============= Very interesting. Thanks. Marnie aka Doe --------------------------------------------- Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
