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- The concept of burning of an effigy (or a wicker man in this case) can be traced back through the Neolithic period, ancient Druids and the Roman era. The historical motif has appeared in many forms in contemporary arts and culture – from a music festival, at Burning Man in Nevada – even as the title of an Iron Maiden song!
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A wicker man was purportedly a large wicker statue in which the druids (priests of Celtic paganism) sacrificed humans and animals by burning. The main evidence for this practice is a sentence by Roman general Julius Caesar in his Commentary on the Gallic War (1st century BC), [1] which modern scholarship has linked to an earlier Greek writer ...
May 1, 2023 · Based loosely on David Pinner’s 1967 novel Ritual, The Wicker Man follows the fate of police sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward). Receiving an anonymous complaint regarding a missing child, Rowan Morrison (Geraldine Cowper), Howie travels to the remote Scottish island of Summerisle, an unusual place where the agricultural community uses the ...
The Wicker Man is a 1973 British folk horror film directed by Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt and Christopher Lee. The screenplay is by Anthony Shaffer, inspired by David Pinner's 1967 novel Ritual, and Paul Giovanni composed the film score.
2023 sees the 50th anniversary of the 1973 British folk horror film, The Wicker Man, an undisputed cult classic. It follows the story of devout Christian Sergeant Neil Howie, who travels to the remote island of Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a young girl.
The Wickerman is a sculpture made from wicker, by Trevor Leats. Trevor and his company, 'Leatrigg', have become well known for making similar sculpters, that are used as dramatic and beautiful burning figures at Scotland's 'Wickerman Festival'.
Seven things we learned from 50 years of The Wicker Man. Fifty years on from its release, The Wicker Man is still one of the most beloved British horror films. A sinister tale of a police...
May 5, 2023 · It’s an unsettling story that commences with the arrival of devout Christian police officer (Sergeant Howie, played convincingly by Edward Woodward) on the remote island community of...
