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Green Man Pages - Other Locations

On this page are Green Men in towns where either there are not enough to warrant a separate page or I have not yet done a complete search of the town. I am very grateful to my 'Green Man hunter' contacts and to my enthusiastic colleagues for their photos and information on Green Men that they have found in Germany. If you have found any Green Men in Germany, I would be most grateful for photos and information. Please email me at:

Altenberg Dom. There are two corbels here, opposite each other in the nave. I found these when I played a concert in the cathedral. Photo from Maddy Aldis-Evans

Altenberg Dom. The second corbel. Photo by Maddy Aldis-Evans

Dissibodenburg, Klosterruine Odernheim. Photo by Harald Mayer

A wonderful wild-wose Somewhere in Niederrhein. Monica isn't sure where it is. It is either in Marienbaum, Emmerich Martuiskirche or Pfalzdorf. Photo by Hedwig Jessberger

Mainz St. Stefan Kirche Cloisters. Photo by Wietraud Becken-Bach

Koenigslutter. I wonder if this is not a Green Man but rather a Hydrus. Stories about the Hydrus can be found in the Bestiaries. It represents Christ's victory over evil and is often seen on fonts as a symbol of salvations. Could the hares savaging a woman in the carving above also have Hydruses coming out of their mouths. The hard is a well documented symbol of lust and lascivious nature. Perhaps the Hydrus is trying to purify lust in this carving. Compare this to the very similar, though cruder carving in Nuernburg

Soest Hohnekirche. Below archway on main entrance. Photo by Matthias Bunte

Soest Hohnekirche. Photo by Matthias Bunte. Monika calls this carving a Green Man. Certainly he has foliage, but I think this carving, especially as it is on the outside of the church, is probably an exhibitionist figure. (Known as Sheena-na-giigs when they are female.) See the excellent website ' Satan in the groin' for more information

Eisenarch. Postbank. Photo by Maddy Aldis-Evans

Karlplatz 13 Eisenarch. Photo by Maddy Aldis-Evans

Eisenarch. Nicolai kirche. Capital. Photo by Maddy Aldis-Evans

Lübeck. Marienkirche. Photo by Roy Parrish. Here is a relief representation of the Wildwose carrying a plaque displaying trees. He is surrounded by foliage, which sprouts from his head.

Stiftskirche St. Cyriakus, Gernrode. Photo by Klaus Lehmann

Stiftskirche St. Cyriakus, Gernrode. Photo by Klaus Lehmann

Stiftskirche St. Cyriakus, Gernrode. Photo by Klaus Lehmann. Possibly a Hydrus rather than a Green Man

Freiburg. Munster. Photo by Dr. Peter Dinzelbacher.

Hassfurt/Unterfranken. Entrance to the St. Kilian Kirche. Photo by Jan Ebert

Sangerhausen. Bahnhof Str. Above a doorway. Photo by Alan Evans

Heuchelheim. St. Martins. Roof boss. Photo by Peter Scherer

Arnsburg Kloster.Gothic Foliate head. Photo by Peter Scherer

Alsfeld Neurath-Haus wooden door. Photo by Peter Scherer

Alsfeld Neurath-Haus wooden door. Photo by Peter Scherer

Alsfeld Neurath-Haus wooden door. Photo by Peter Scherer

Foliate head in the Cahedral museum in Mainz. The carving is from the Naumburger Masters and dates from around 1240. Photo by Peter Scherer

Foliate head on a house frontage near to the Mainz Cathedral. Photo by Peter Scherer

Gelnhausen Marienkirche (St. Mary). Outside wall of the north aisle. Photo by Peter Scherer

Gelnhausen St. Mary. Foliate head. Photo by Peter Scherer

Heilsbronn Minster Corbel. Photo by Karin Spangler

Heilsbronn Minster. Roofboss. Photo by Karin Spangler

Landhut (Bavaria). Corbel showing teeth. Photo by Maria Heide Maier

Landhut Corbels. Photo by Maria Heide Maier

Neuburg an der Donau. Building frontage. Photo by Maria Heide Maier

Bad Reichenall. Cloisters. Former Augustin Monestry St. Zeno. Photo by Dr. F. Lederer

Bad Kissingen. Building "Am Kurgarten". Many foliate heads adorn this building. I didn't find any in the churches there which are all baroque or later. Photo by maddy Aldis-Evans