Lame & misleading, even down to now-ubiquitous Green Man, albeit antlered in a Bamberg mask - I ask you! The Frazerian myth holds sway in this dotty montage of revivalist fantasy folklore though of course you won't find a Green Man in The Golden Bough. In fact, it would appear the pub name (blink and you'll miss it!) in The Wicker Man is ground-zero for The Green Man in a popular neo-pagan / folkloric context.

Not to be outdone however, I adopted the guise of The Green Man at last year's Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering (see HERE). Far from being pagan, however, the costume represents an attempt at recreating a medieval carnival figure which many Foliate Head carvings could well be depicting, such as this Sinister Supporter on a misericord in Chester Cathedral which I used as a prototype for the mask. I even won a prize for my efforts, though naturally enough the coat was made by my dear darling mother-in-law...