Editing Wild man (section)

===Romanesque Europe===
A wild man is described in the book ''[[Konungs skuggsjá]]'' (''Speculum Regale'' or "the King's Mirror"), written in [[Norway]] about 1250:

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It once happened in that country (and this seems indeed strange) that a living creature was caught in the forest as to which no one could say definitely whether it was a man or some other animal; for no one could get a word from it or be sure that it understood human speech. It had the human shape, however, in every detail, both as to hands and face and feet; but the entire body was covered with hair as the beasts are, and down the back it had a long coarse mane like that of a horse, which fell to both sides and trailed along the ground when the creature stooped in walking.
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A "black and hairy" forest-dwelling [[Outcast (person)|outcast]] is mentioned in the tale of ''[[Renaud de Montauban]],'' written in the late 12th century.<ref name=":0" />