The Wolf Boy of Wetterau

[This case] happened in Wetterau, near by the farm Echtzel, where a boy was captured who had lived for twelve years among wolves. This happened in a dense wood which the people used to call the Hart. He was captured by nobles who used to resort there for hunting. The boy lived until about eighty years of age. His capture occurred in 1344, when it was wintry and snowy.