The History of the UK Wildman

More than 800-years ago, one Ralph of Coggeshall , in Chronicon Anglicanum , penned the following, thought-provoking words relative to a hair-covered, human-like entity that was seen, and ultimately captured, near the ancient locale of Orford, England, which is located on the east coast of the country: “In the time of King Henry II, when Bartholomew de Glanville was in charge of the castle at Orford, it happened that some fishermen fishing in the sea there caught in their nets a wild man. He was naked and was like a man in all his members, covered with hair and with a long shaggy beard. He eagerly ate whatever was brought to him, but if it was raw he pressed it between his hands until all the juice was expelled. He would not talk, even when tortured and hung up by his feet. Brought into church, he showed no signs of reverence or belief. He sought his bed at sunset and always remained there until sunrise. He was allowed to go into the sea, strongly guarded ...