The Green Children of Woolpit: A Medieval Mystery

Theories of the Third Kind

History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 6.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In medieval England, two children appeared in the village of Woolpit with green skin, speaking an unknown language, and refusing to eat anything but beans.

Where did they come from… and how is this story still unexplained centuries later?

In this episode of *Theories of the Third Kind*, we explore the legend of the Green Children of Woolpit, the historical accounts behind it, and the theories that range from science to something far more mysterious.

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1:46.1	All right. So our entire episode today starts off in a quiet English village in Woolpit in the 12th century.
1:54.9	It was there that two little children appeared out of nowhere. They spoke no known language, refused to
2:03.8	eat normal prepared food, and most disturbingly of all, their skin was the color green. It was not pale,
2:13.4	it wasn't dirty, but green in a way that made people go like,
2:18.6	holy shit.
2:24.0	These kids, kids, these kids either belong to the Hulk or Shrek.
2:25.3	Get off me, Fawn.
2:26.5	Get out my swamp.
2:27.6	Get off me, swam.
2:30.5	And everyone kind of stared at him.
2:31.9	It was like, what the hell's wrong with these kids?
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