Lord Summerisle

"Come. It is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man."

- Lord Summerisle.

Lord Summerisle is the landholder and ruler of the island of Summerisle (named so after his grandfather, who set the basis for the island's current society), and the primary antagonist from the 1973 Robin Hardy's supernatural/psychological horror film The Wicker Man.

He was portrayed by legendary horror icon and actor Christopher Lee.

History
The island of Summerisle is primarily known on the outside for its exportation of apples. It is inhabited by a community of carefree and affable pagans, whose culture seems to revolve mainly around sex, as it is taught in schools and imbues local folklore songs.

When Sgt. Neil Howie, who is a devoted christian, arrives from the mainland in search of a missing girl - thanks to a letter sent by Summerisle -, he is outraged by the villagers' customs. He heads towards the Lord's domain for explanations, where the latter tells him that God had his chance and "blew it", and that Christianity is seen merely as a comparative religion down there.

Much of the island's pagan traditions, beliefs and practices date from several centuries ago, some of its deities being the gods of the sun, the sea and the godess of the orchards, the idea of reincarnation firmly rooted among the population and a few rituals that even include human sacrifice still in practice, which Lord Summerisle openly accepts and encourages.

Trivia

 * Lord Summerisle share similarilities including charismatic personality and relious beliefs with Sister Summsisle, the main antagonist of the 2006 remake.