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The '''wild man''' (also '''wildman''', or "wildman of the woods", archaically '''woodwose''' or '''wodewose''') is a mythical figure that appears in the artwork and literature of medieval Europe, comparable to the satyr or faun type in classical mythology and to Silvanus, the Roman god of the woodlands.
[[File:Wilder_Mann_mit_umgehängtem_Wappen_1487.jpg|250px|thumb|Wilder Mann mit umgehängtem Wappen (1487).]]The '''wild man''' (also '''wildman''', or "wildman of the woods",  


== Description ==
The wild man appears in the artwork and literature of medieval Europe.
 
He is comparable to the satyr or faun type in classical mythology, and to Silvanus, the Roman god of the woodlands.


The defining characteristic of the figure is its "wildness"; from the 12th century they were consistently depicted as being covered with hair.  
The defining characteristic of the figure is its "wildness"; from the 12th century they were consistently depicted as being covered with hair.  


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== In the News ==
 
<gallery mode="traditional">
File:Wild Man in Hydrogen Bubble Chamber.jpg|link=Time travel (nonfiction)|Inventor of [[Time travel (nonfiction)|time travel]] travels to distant past, goes insane, becomes own ancestor -- not necessarily in that order.
</gallery>


== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==
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* [[Salvatore]]
* [[Salvatore]]


== External links ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
 
External links:


* [http://wiki.karljones.com/index.php?title=Wild_man Wild man] @ wiki.karljones.com
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_man Wild man] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_man Wild man] @ Wikipedia




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[[Category:Legendary creatures (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Legendary creatures (nonfiction)]]

Latest revision as of 20:01, 13 July 2016

Wilder Mann mit umgehängtem Wappen (1487).

The wild man (also wildman, or "wildman of the woods",

The wild man appears in the artwork and literature of medieval Europe.

He is comparable to the satyr or faun type in classical mythology, and to Silvanus, the Roman god of the woodlands.

The defining characteristic of the figure is its "wildness"; from the 12th century they were consistently depicted as being covered with hair.

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links: