Dictionary definition: wild man of the wood

Article: From wild man to plump, jolly old elf FATHER ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  December 23, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... of St Nicholas, the medieval Wild Man, and Odin, the shamanic chief ... sailors in distress. The protean Wild Man of the Middle Ages was a variation on the beast ... Carnival in medieval Germany, the Wild Man dashed into town in the Schembartlauf ...

Dictionary definition: Wild Man
A Dictionary of English Folklore;      562 words ...Wild Man, Wild Woman. Medieval art ... the Queen was addressed by a Wild Man ‘cladde in ivy ... heraldry, and Aubrey notes that a Wild Man or Green Man (he uses the ... Bernheimer , Wild Men in the Middle Ages (1952).

Article: Wild man of Essex; Critic's choice.(Book Review)
The Daily Mail (London, England);  November 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... his exploits were, they are basically a pretext for a much wider history. The real star of this wonderful book is the late Middle Ages. There was a naked greed, brutality, superstition and energy about 14th-century Europe which speaks directly to the modern ...

Article: Wild humans: the culture/nature duality in Marie Darrieussecq's ...
The Comparatist;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Baptist, Mary Magdalene), the Middle Ages (Merlin, Mary the Egyptian ... has studied the figure of the Wild Man in detail through the Middle Ages, (3) describes him: It ... its derivatives for the term Wild Man is enough to enable us to understand ...

Article: Wild man.
Highlights for Children;  August 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... mom before he'd turned eleven. But Wild Man's nickname was perfectly legit. Whenever ... the odds of getting drilled by one of Wild Man's pitches were about as good as the ... wanting a steak. Actually hitting one of Wild Man's fastballs wasn't an option. The ...

Article: Wild man stalks the quiet corner
The Business Times;  October 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... hospital to see the crazy man they knew as Wild Man Crowley, he looked up through the haze ... introduced the world to the adventures of Wild Man Crowley. Filled with clothes, shoes ... Jim Zahansky co-general manager. The Wild Man Crowley catalog is a spin off of Danielson ...

Article: Westers, not westerns: exteriorizing the 'wild man ...
Journal of Popular Film and Television;  September 22, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... world's perennial outsiders, the "wild man" has attracted notice at popular and ... often grotesque in appearance, the mythic wild man evoked fear, curiosity, and even admiration ... guileless primitive or savage beast, the wild man has drawn the attention of some of the ...