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Tim Simmons · 20th November 2010, 05:35 PM

I think the creature on the dagger ia a Wyvern.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyvern

Like the Green Man a pan European thing. I can add pictures of Swiss/German contempory Green Man masks from mountian regions. They might have different names but the same thing. It stricks me as just a little too showy to be British.

Swiss festival mask. Rather like the traditional garb of the leader of an English Morris group. Ancient roots but nothing to do with the so called neo-pagans hotch potch.

20th November 2010, 05:35 PM	#6
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,843	I think the creature on the dagger ia a Wyvern. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyvern Like the Green Man a pan European thing. I can add pictures of Swiss/German contempory Green Man masks from mountian regions. They might have different names but the same thing. It stricks me as just a little too showy to be British. Swiss festival mask. Rather like the traditional garb of the leader of an English Morris group. Ancient roots but nothing to do with the so called neo-pagans hotch potch. Attached Images Last edited by Tim Simmons; 20th November 2010 at 06:50 PM.