tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post2081662252927221913..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: The Green Children.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16781612375756010972022-02-13T03:13:10.708+00:002022-02-13T03:13:10.708+00:00One of my fathers maternal great grandmothers was ...One of my fathers maternal great grandmothers was from Norfolk. The story of the green children was eluded to, so I thank you for the explanation.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592184037513559644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29799570634529371782022-02-11T09:14:31.368+00:002022-02-11T09:14:31.368+00:00I'm with Rachel as being the most plausible on...I'm with Rachel as being the most plausible on this one, even though I tend to believe anything.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72679290960609564432022-02-11T04:20:40.841+00:002022-02-11T04:20:40.841+00:00There must be some truth in the story. It's la...There must be some truth in the story. It's lasted a very long time.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54105191350520448292022-02-11T04:19:38.255+00:002022-02-11T04:19:38.255+00:00Somehow I doubt if I will Joanne.Somehow I doubt if I will Joanne.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70848792023647986182022-02-11T04:18:53.020+00:002022-02-11T04:18:53.020+00:00Such tales would never have sprung from nowhere, t...Such tales would never have sprung from nowhere, they must all be based on some event. Although, if the eventual 'facts' are anywhere near their origins is another matter.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20285361241188260482022-02-11T03:45:55.112+00:002022-02-11T03:45:55.112+00:00Well that negates the comment I left down below.Well that negates the comment I left down below.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16650723546183437832022-02-11T03:43:53.698+00:002022-02-11T03:43:53.698+00:00Perhaps mythology based on fact given the copper m...Perhaps mythology based on fact given the copper mining part of the tale. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3586646253922856102022-02-11T00:31:56.414+00:002022-02-11T00:31:56.414+00:00If you come upon s plausible theory, I hope you re...If you come upon s plausible theory, I hope you remember to tell us.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29713568424805873852022-02-10T16:53:16.451+00:002022-02-10T16:53:16.451+00:00Those old stories are fascinating... and I have to...Those old stories are fascinating... and I have to say that I believe there is some iota of truth to them... although the real truth if anyone ever knew has long been gone or changed as the story passed on. But thanks for sharing it. I'd never heard it before.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36610467936717145972022-02-10T16:29:15.779+00:002022-02-10T16:29:15.779+00:00Perhaps it's best not to know all the facts. A...Perhaps it's best not to know all the facts. A little mystery keeps the story alive.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13711362553271049892022-02-10T15:16:13.520+00:002022-02-10T15:16:13.520+00:00Copper mines, no.Copper mines, no.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78285186302681292932022-02-10T15:10:52.682+00:002022-02-10T15:10:52.682+00:00Tales like this carry lots of speculation. The mys...Tales like this carry lots of speculation. The mystery lives on. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29309553423949625552022-02-10T14:51:40.625+00:002022-02-10T14:51:40.625+00:00Middle earth is the common factor. It makes the st...Middle earth is the common factor. It makes the story more mysterious.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80262134354330200992022-02-10T14:50:48.375+00:002022-02-10T14:50:48.375+00:00No, no letting to folk from the Low Countries; alt...No, no letting to folk from the Low Countries; although we've had many offers.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46798850883375009482022-02-10T14:49:39.619+00:002022-02-10T14:49:39.619+00:00That's what I thought, although Rachel's t...That's what I thought, although Rachel's theory of green dye from Flemish weavers sounds very feasible too.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9340894245673729682022-02-10T14:48:09.494+00:002022-02-10T14:48:09.494+00:00I used to see a gray faced woman here in Brighton;...I used to see a gray faced woman here in Brighton; I'd never seen anything like it before. It must have been a very rare illness!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24270636756715896952022-02-10T14:30:35.558+00:002022-02-10T14:30:35.558+00:00I love these strange tales. I listen to them most...I love these strange tales. I listen to them mostly on paranormal podcasts and there they are presumed to come from a land in the middle of planet earth and somehow stumbled out into our world. It's the first time I've heard of your copper mine theory. Whether it's true or not it was a long time ago and must have changed a lot over the years. Fascinating anywaylocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66362677666745627272022-02-10T13:53:20.785+00:002022-02-10T13:53:20.785+00:00Well Cro, I see that you are not the first to leav...Well Cro, I see that you are not the first to leave France and return later having, perhaps, let out your place to the Neanderthals.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61088920718863960782022-02-10T13:44:40.808+00:002022-02-10T13:44:40.808+00:00Fascinating tale Cro - the copper theory sounds qu...Fascinating tale Cro - the copper theory sounds quite feasible.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29265322819171993712022-02-10T12:00:51.963+00:002022-02-10T12:00:51.963+00:00I was reading about hypochromic anemia, or the gre...I was reading about hypochromic anemia, or the green disease. The fact that the little boy died, lends me to think along those lines. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80700302796565699492022-02-10T11:53:36.050+00:002022-02-10T11:53:36.050+00:00Here, we only had the Blue Fugates. Unfortunately,...Here, we only had the Blue Fugates. Unfortunately, the story has never been told in a fanciful way. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-923346940774150732022-02-10T09:03:17.469+00:002022-02-10T09:03:17.469+00:00Yes. Never let the truth get in the way of a good ...Yes. Never let the truth get in the way of a good story!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16381320624101367122022-02-10T09:01:54.840+00:002022-02-10T09:01:54.840+00:00The Wayland Woods children became 'The Babes i...The Wayland Woods children became 'The Babes in the Woods' story, and again possibly has some truth in its origins. One thing is for sure; we'll never know. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77945825502290538712022-02-10T09:00:14.047+00:002022-02-10T09:00:14.047+00:00It's a good story, whatever the reality.It's a good story, whatever the reality.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50354018194747949902022-02-10T08:56:18.819+00:002022-02-10T08:56:18.819+00:00In the version of their story that I know, there w...In the version of their story that I know, there was no mention of wool dye or Flanders, but it does certainly sound more logical.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com