Bamberg Horseman

Dating probably from the time before the consecration of the cathedral's new building in 1237, but after 1225, it is located on a console at the north pillar of the St. George choir.

[1] Being located in a church and showing a crowned yet unarmed man, it is believed that it represents a specific king, perhaps one who was a saint.

[2] Yet another theory, supported by Hannes Möhring of the University of Bayreuth, holds that the figure represents the Messiah according to the Book of Revelation (19:11–16).

According to the reconstruction, the horseman was supposed to be one of the Three Wise Men in a scene depicting the birth of Jesus, his upturned gaze following the Star of Bethlehem.

Kathleen Basford, in her study of these figures, calls this Green Man the "dark counterpart" of the horseman.