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The Greenman in Stone Finish
An authentic traditional design, hand-carved by our Master Craftsman and cast in high quality reconstituted stone.
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The Green Man is often perceived as an ancient Celtic symbol. In Celtic mythology he is a god of spring and summer.
Our Scottish Greenman is inspired by a design on an old church in Crail in the East Neuk of Fife. Measuring approx 6'' x 6'' and cold cast in stone, our Greenman is at home in the house or garden.
The Green Man is often perceived as an ancient Celtic symbol. In Celtic mythology, he is a god of spring and summer. He disappears and returns year after year, century after century, enacting themes of death and resurrection, the ebb and flow of life and creativity.
Given the church's condemnation of the old pagan gods, the last place you'd expect to find Green Man is within the Christian places of worship.
Nevertheless his face appears again and again. This may be the church's attempt to ward off evil from holy places of worship Perhaps, also, the Green Man was a talisman to encourage new fertility and growth of the church as well as its constituents.
The Green Man has been suppressed and reinvented throughout history. He was banned during the Reformation but appeared on 17th century memorials and is found on 18th century Scottish gravestones. In the Victorian era, The Green Man was used as an architectural motif from Ireland in the west to Russia in the east. At this time he played a major role in church restorations and as a decorative motif on street architecture.
