Here's the fascinating and rarely told story of the ornamental hermit ... | Fashion History | TikTok
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Three centuries ago, that garden gnome in your yard would have been an actual human being | Dangerous Minds
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Before the Garden Gnome, the Ornamental Hermit: A Real Person Paid to Dress like a Druid - Atlas Obscura
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Before the Garden Gnome, the Ornamental Hermit: A Real Person Paid to Dress like a Druid - Atlas Obscura
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