The Wild Man of Orford

Orford, Suffolk, England (map)

Dated: 1165 - 1220

Have you ever been fishing and made a big catch? This is exactly what happened to the fishermen of Orford many years ago. However, what they caught was very strange indeed!

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1st August 2010

The Wild Man of Orford
An animated version of The Wild Man of Orford created by Jackie Ball and Rhiannon Jaques at a summer school run by Suffolk Anglia...

28th July 2009

Wild Man of Orford
An animation made by Kelly Mullen and Kevin Cheetham at a summer school run by Suffolk Anglia Ruskin University

29th April 2009

Comic of The Wild Man Of Orford
This is a comic book version of The Wild Man of Orford. It was created by Jessica and Alina, two 6th graders at Mayfield Woods...

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Name: Maeve	22nd January 2012
Wow. Just wow. I'm totaly speechlees.

Name: Hannah	10th January 2012
i like this story

Name: Somebody	7th October 2011
It's a good story but in the actual ending he lived in the castle and escaped one night.

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