Sometime during the twelfth century in England, two monks living in different parts of the country each wrote down a story about green-skinned children who appeared near the Suffolk village of Woolpit during the harvest.
- De Viridibus Pueris in Historia Rerum Anglicarum by William of Newburgh – Latin | English
- De Quodam Puero et Puella de Terra Emergentibus in Chronicon Anglicanum by Ralph of Coggeshall – Latin | English
Ever since then, people have been fascinated with the story and have tried to explain it, debunk it, discuss it, retell it, embellish it, contextualize it, or just share it. This list is presented in no particular order and is not meant to be exhaustive. Please consider it a starting point if you’re curious about the story and its many versions and interpretations.
- The Green Children of Woolpit (by John Clark)
- The Bizarre Tale of the Green Children of Woolpit (via The Lineup)
- The Green Children of Woolpit: Going past the skin-deep explanations of a medieval legend (via Medievalists.net)
- The Mystery of the Green Children of Woolpit (via Mental Floss)
- The Green Children of Woolpit (via Brian Houghton – three pages)
- The Lost Youth of St. Martin’s Land, or Woolpit’s Green Children (via Historical Blindness)
- The Green Children of Woolpit (via Mysterious Britain)
- The Green Children Of Woolpit, Medieval Abductions, & Elite Families – podcast (via The HigherSide Chats)
- 1135~1154: The Green Children of Woolpit (via Anomalies)
- Creepy History: Who Were The Green Children of Woolpit? (via Thought Catalog)
- The Green Children of Woolpit – video (via Pique)
- It wasn’t easy being green for these mysterious children in 12th-century England (via the AV Club)
- The Green Children of Woolpit – podcast (via Stuff You Missed in History Class)
- The Green Children of Woolpit – Investigating a Medieval Mystery (via The Eclectarium of Doctor Shuker)
- The Green Children of Woolpit (via Myths and Legends)