The Green Man

Posted by Richard_Irwin (Belper, United Kingdom) on 14 June 2007 in Architecture.

The Green Man is an ancient pagan symbol found around the world, and in many different cultures. Usually represented by a head with vegetation growing from his nostrils and mouth, the green man is usually associated with growth and spring, and ressurection.

This Green Man can be found carved into the stonewoprk at Southwell Cathedral in Nottinghamshire

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Comments (13)

allyy`* from Singapore, Singapore

lovely textures :)

14 Jun 2007 1:03am

allyy`* from Singapore, Singapore

btw... why is he called the green man if he isn't green? :p just wondering!

14 Jun 2007 1:03am

@allyy`*: The green man is of such great antiquity, and found all over the world. The green refers to the vegetation that grows from him, and is a symbol of life, and renewal by all accounts.

Here is a website that explains quite a lot, and has some interesting pics

http://www.mikeharding.co.uk/greenman/greenindex.html

Myst from Bologna, Italy

Great shot! Love it!

14 Jun 2007 1:10am

Manuela Photography from Hainburg, Germany

Great details and texture!

14 Jun 2007 2:32am

craiger from United States

Nicely done!

14 Jun 2007 2:49am

Balpa from Ravenna, Italy

Nice texture.

14 Jun 2007 3:22am

kaveh from TEHRAN, Iran

GREAT! thank you for your description about this shot.

14 Jun 2007 12:24pm

hamidreza from Tehran, Iran

nice shot with very useful description.

14 Jun 2007 2:25pm

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Great light on this.... which brings out all the texture of the stone and the highlights of the greenman. But then again I am a fan of your work... hard for you to disappoint me, Richard.

14 Jun 2007 4:07pm

@amy: Thanks Amy.

This image is actually a composite HDR from 3 JPGs