Lesson Plans

One-off workshop: The Wild Man of Orford

Patrice Baldwin outlines a workshop based on The Wild Man of Orford.
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In around 1167, fishermen netted a ‘Wild Man’ off the Suffolk Coast. He was taken to Bartholomew de Glanville (governor of Orford Castle), locked up for months and tortured. When taken to the church, he didn't recognise the sign of the cross. Three nets were strung across the harbour, and he swam around to entertain the townsfolk. He swam under the nets, escaped, but swam back into captivity. Next time he was taken to swim, he went beneath the nets again and escaped. Carvings of the Wild Man are in many Suffolk churches.

The walls are port, starboard, bow or stern. The students walk around, until you shout a direction, such as ‘Port’. They then move fast to the ‘port’ wall. The last arrivals each time, can be required to sit out.

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