Green children of Woolpit
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green-children-of-woolpit-208-3489634
title:
Green children of Woolpit
text:
The legend of the green children of Woolpit concerns two children of unusual skin colour who reportedly appeared in the village of Woolpit in Suffolk, England, sometime in the 12th century, perhaps during the reign of King Stephen (r. 1135–1154). The children, found to be brother and sister, were of generally normal appearance except for the green colour of their skin. They spoke in an unknown language and would eat only raw broad beans. Eventually, they learned to eat other food and lost their
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description:
Medieval English legend
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_children_of_Woolpit
date created:
2006-06-16T20:33:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T08:54:30Z
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