Ok I think I sent either u or some other wicker man fan a message ages ago saying i think lord summerisle is maybe an avatar of the islanders’ goddess Avellenau. (sp?) i kind of still believe that.
OOOOH YES YES YES!! either you probably sent it to harri afieldinengland or it got eaten by my ask box, because i don't remember recieving anything of the sort, but i agree!! although i definitely lean more towards him being the embodiment of the sun god, nuada. christopher lee himself actually talked about the imagery with his WIG of all things, which is at it's strongest during the final sacrifice when the wind blows his hair into wild rays, shooting out from his head like those from the sun.
even beyond just that, i totally think there were believed to be several gods in human form on summerisle. i mean, in lord summerisle's first scene, he directly calls willow 'the goddess of love in human form.' why would that be limited to just her? also, sidenote, i'm like, 99% sure that it was harri who brought up the idea that miss rose would be avellenau, which i LOVE.
especially with his role as the all powerful community leader, with him at the center, the people of his island revolving perfectly around him. he is warmth, he is burning passion, he is blazing heat and the center of it all and is also the worst and he sucks so bad and i want to hit him with a metal pipe.