England's Most Enduring Mystery...

Who really were the Green Children of Woolpit? What really happened on that strange day, all those years ago? And what does this tale reveal about the boundaries between the familiar and the strange? Hi everybody, I’m Nick and this is Beasts of the Olde World: a channel that explores ancient folklore and mythical creatures from across the globe. If you’re fascinated by the mysterious and the unseen, then make sure to subscribe and ring the bell. 🌛 Support us on Patreon for full uncut access to all Olde World content from this channel and our sister channel Myths of the Olde World →   / beastsoftheoldeworld   ⚡ Subscribe to Myths of the Olde World →    / @mythsoftheoldeworld   🐲 Subscribe to Beasts of the Olde World →    / @beastsoftheoldeworld   Join us as we uncover the strange story of the Green Children of Woolpit, as told by the two most contemporary sources - William of Newburgh, and Ralph of Coggeshall. The accounts vary slightly, but they both tell of a very odd and unexplainable event that took place in Woolpit in the 1100s, when two children with green skin, emerged in the fields near the village of Woolpit without explanation. They spoke in a strange language, and wore clothes made of a fabric that nobody could identify. But who were they? Where did they come from? And is there any kind of rational explanation?Join us to peel back the layers of England’s most enduring mystery, and to uncover the hidden symbolism at the heart of this Olde Tale... 🔗Links/References: A Dictionary of Fairies - Katherine Briggs - 1976 Historia Rerum Anglicarum - William of Newburgh - Circa 1196 Chronicon Anglicanum - Ralph of Coggeshall (and others) - Circa 1224 The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies - Robert Kirk - Circa 1690 🙏Thank you for watching this episode of Myths of the Olde World!🙏 🎬Timestamps: 01:12 - The First Accounts 02:51 - The Mysterious Story 05:43 - A Strange Twilight Land 06:49 - Searching for St Martin’s Land 08:50 - Strange Details 10:28 - Hidden Symbolism 13:41 - The Value of Mystery 🎨IMAGE ACCREDITATION 📜CREATIVE COMMONS 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Footpath to Woolpit from Woolpit Green Photo by Jonathan Thacker Church Street, Woolpit Photo by Stephen McKay Woolpit village sign Photo by Adrian S Pye Footpath to Woolpit Photo by Chris Holifield Road to Woolpit Photo by Helen Steed Footpath alongside a partially-harvested wheat field, Woolpit Photo by Helen Steed Footbridge over fishing lake at sunset, Woolpit Photo by Helen Steed Path by the woods alongside wheat field, Woolpit Photo by Helen Steed Rectory Lane and St Mary's Church, Woolpit Photo by Bikeboy Rag's Lane, Woolpit Photo by Bob Jones Borley Green Photo by Sandy Gerrard Sunnyridge Cottage Photo by Sandy Gerrard Woolpit Lane Photo by Roger Cornfoot The ornate gated entrance to Newburgh Priory Photo by Phil Catterall Former Coggeshall Abbey Buildings Photo by PAUL FARMER Remains of Coggeshall Abbey Photo by PAUL FARMER Kristie Cottage, Fornham St Martin Photo by Stephen Richards The Street, Fornham St Martin Photo by David Howard Barton Bottom, Fornham St Martin Photo by David Howard Clay Drift and Springhill Covert, Fornham St Martin Photo by Bob Jones Reflections in the River Lark Photo by Bob Jones Ellingham, willow carr Photo by Mike Faherty 📜CREATIVE COMMONS 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Coggeshall town sign. Taken by AGGoH on the 6th of January, 2006 Photo by AGGoH at English Wikipedia River Lark near Icklingham, Suffolk Photo by Bogbumper Remains of an elk pit - Valdres Folkemuseum - Elggrav Photo by Jeblad Soldier's graves at Marttila church Photo by Hotarju All other images are free to use under the public domain The thumbnail was created from an AI-generated base image, with manual edits and additions to composition, colour grading and title text. No AI was used in any other part of this video's production. 👁️ Watch Next: Who was the Dullahan? → •    • The Strange Origins of the Headless Horseman   Who Tiddy Mun? → •    • The FORGOTTEN King of the STRANGERS   Who were the Moss People? → •    • The Vanishing of the Moss People   Or check out videos from our other channel: Ragnarök → •    • The Truth about Ragnarök   The Titans → •    • Who really were the Titans?   The Fates → •    • Who really are the Morai?   📼FEATURED PLAYLISTS 📺SEASON 1    • SEASON ONE   📺SEASON 2    • SEASON TWO   🐲CREATURE FEATURES    • Creature Features   ⏳OLDE TALES    • Olde Tales   🧙‍♂️ #Mythology #BeastsoftheOldeWorld #mythicalcreatures #mythsandlegends #ancientfolklore