The Green Man appears in many forms, with the three most common types categorized as: Jerome's Church in Llangwm, Monmouthshire.
It is thought that her interest stemmed from carvings at St.
Lady Raglan coined the term "Green Man" for this type of architectural feature in her 1939 article The Green Man in Church Architecture in The Folklore Journal. The face is almost always male green women are rare. In the most abstract examples, the carving at first glance appears to be merely stylised foliage, with the facial element only becoming apparent on closer examination. Often leaves or leafy shoots are shown growing from his open mouth and sometimes even from the nose and eyes as well. Some may have leaves for hair, perhaps with a leafy beard. The simplest depict a man's face peering out of dense foliage. Usually referred to in works on architecture as foliate heads or foliate masks, carvings of the Green Man may take many forms, naturalistic or decorative. Types Ħth-century Byzantine mosaic in the Great Palace Mosaic Museum, Istanbul. The idea that the Green Man motif represents a pagan mythological figure, as proposed by Lady Ragland in 1939, despite its popularity with the lay public, is not supported by evidence. "Green Man" type foliate heads first appeared in England during the early 12th century deriving from those of France, and were popular during the 13th to 15th centures. In Christian churches in England, the image was used to illustrate a popular sermon describing the mystical origins of the cross of Jesus. Often used as decorative architectural ornaments, Green Men are frequently found in carvings on both secular and ecclesiastical buildings. Found in many cultures from many ages around the world, the Green Man is often related to natural vegetation deities. Branches or vines may sprout from the mouth, nostrils, or other parts of the face, and these shoots may bear flowers or fruit. The Green Man is primarily interpreted as a symbol of rebirth, representing the cycle of new growth that occurs every spring. The Green Man, also known as a foliate head, is an architectural motif: most commonly a face made of, or completely surrounded by, leaves. A foliate head in the shape of an acanthus leaf: a corbel supporting the Bamberg Horseman, Bamberg Cathedral, Germany, early 13th century
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