Wicker man
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A wicker man was purportedly a large wicker statue in which the druids sacrificed humans and animals by burning. The primary evidence for this practice is a sentence by Roman general Julius Caesar in
An 18th-century illustration of a wicker man. Engraving from A Tour in Wales written by Thomas Pennant.
Illustration of human sacrifices in Gaul from Myths and legends; the Celtic race (1910) by T. W. Rolleston
Wicker man on fire at the Archaeolink Prehistory Park, Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
A lifesize modern pagan wicker man, in south east London, England
The Wicker Man
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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 Shaff
Theatrical release poster
Culzean Castle on the Ayrshire coast
Wickerman Festival, Dundrennan, Scotland, burning of the effigy