seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from China
seen from Italy
seen from Armenia
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from Malaysia
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from Georgia
seen from China
seen from China
seen from China
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Saudi Arabia
seen from China
Explore the intriguing tale of the green children and hollow earth, a mystery rooted in medieval history and folklore.
The legend of the Green Children of Woolpit features two green-skinned children who appeared in twelfth-century England, sparking theories about their origins. While the Flemish refugee hypothesis struggles to explain their unique characteristics, the hollow earth theory presents a compelling interpretation, suggesting they came from a distinct subterranean environment.
hey, does anyone else remember the legend of the green kids from Woolpit?
I am really out of practice since I haven’t drawn in a year but I regretted not participating in @letsgethaunted’s Hauntober last year so I am showing up lol! Today is the Green Children of Woolpit!
was the post serious? if so I'd love to hear about the Green Children!
Yeah! I love unexplained historical reports - if anyone wants a random fun one let me know and I'll surprise ya
So this story goes back to England in the 1130s.
One day in the small village of Woolpit, townsfolk found two small children wandering the fields, a brother and a sister. Thier skin was (spoiled by the story's title) a striking green color. Moreover, they were wearing strange clothes and spoke a strange language.
Upon finding these siblings, the townsfolk took them in. Initially they'd only eat raw beans, but the longer they stayed in the town, they adapted to other food. The most interesting part is that over time, reports say that the green pigmentation slowly faded over time. The younger sibling was very weak and didn't survive, but the older sister (no longer green) lived her life in Woolpit.
After learning English, the surviving green child told the townspeople where the siblings came from. She claimed that they were from a land called "St. Martin's Land" where the sun never shone and everything was green.
Looking at this story, it can be very easy to assume that it's a folktale of its time. This would be a reasonable conclusion that many historians have come to. Not only are there some fantastical elements, but this region of England is home to many faie stories.
However, not all historians belive this. Some point to a town called Fornham St. Martin, a village a few miles north of Woolpit. This town was full of Flemish immigrants (explaining the unrecognized language and clothes). Additional propositions state that the strange coloration may have been caused by malnutrition, something that we still see today.
Overall, we'll never know exactly what happened in a small English town in the 1100s. However, I dislike how easily people fully discount reports from a hundreds of years ago. With the little that I know of historical record, I think that the answer is most likely some of both. The story may have evolved over time, but I like to think that there's some truth to the Green Children of Woolpit.
If you're still reading I hope you liked the story - I could talk for much longer about this but I think I've gone on for long enough right now!
A few of my green things.
It would be cool if we could see our smol, green children, Toph and Pidge, together possibly wreaking havoc?
BLESSED ASK
A late-night speed paint of the Green Children of Woolpit. Look it up; it's a wild story.
