Top 15 Isolated Hermits who must HATE society

a house in the middle of nowhere on an island in the middle of the ocean here are the 15 most isolated Hermus who must hate society number 15 Alade island iceland picture a hundred acre island standing in the blue waters of iceland was just a single home in the middle of the green land what you have just imagined is alade island one of the most secluded places in the world according to the tales only six families have lived there in its 300 year history these families hunted for food fished in the open ocean and raised cattle all in that little island to this day no one knows who lives in the mysterious cottage that is isolated from the rest of the world [Music] number 14 Emma or Bach the Oxford graduate Emma or Bach has said goodbye to society and decided to devote her life to live in a simpler environment nestled in the mountains of West Wales emma lives in the home she built herself a little mud hut that has no electricity or any contact with technology Orbach owns three goats two horses and seven chickens she grows her own fruit and vegetables and collects water from a stream nearby her two adult children visit their mother frequently but technologies like phones and laptops are banned from her safe haven number thirteen Christopher Knight widely known as the North Pond hermit Christopher Knight lived in complete isolation for 27 years he resided in the woods of Maine and did not have any contact for more than three decades apart from living in solitude Knight was a thief who stole food from nearby cabins and burgled private properties more than a thousand times in his lifetime the North Pond hermit was arrested in 2013 for breaking into a summer camp for the disabled number twelve Joseph Stalin ooga the Polish born Joseph Stalin Goga was known locally as Fred the Hermit who lived nearly 40 years in a tent in West Midlands England for unknown reasons Fred turned his back on society living his wife his job at his home behind him for years he would live on the streets until finally he settled down in a little tent before his death in 2007 stolen Olga had been accepted by the local Hindu community where he peacefully spent the last decade of his life number 11 Willard McDonald as a way to avoid fighting in World War two Willard McDonald jumped from a troop train and disappeared in the woods the pacifists walked into the wilderness of Nova Scotia and never looked back for 60 years when his cabin was destroyed by a fire in 2002 the local county officials built McDonald his own Hut the following year the Hermit could not adapt to his new lifestyle of living and soon fled back into the woods where his body was later discovered in 2004 number 10 James Lucas one hermit that Charles Dickens wrote about in his essay was James Lucas also known as the hermit of Hertfordshire the highly educated social energetic and well-read James lived the life of privilege but everything changed when his mother died in 18-49 the once erudite and well-educated James became a different person he soon barricaded himself in his home and became extremely paranoid of his relatives James would ban anyone from visiting him not even allowing his extended family to touch the mansion as there were no visitors the home naturally turned to dust and decay as a means of survival Lucas ate bread cheese and gin he never washed or cut his hair and lived naked in his kitchen even though he hated his family he enjoyed visits from children and vagabonds number nine agafia likova as a way to avoid religious persecution the likova family fled Stalin's Russia and opted out to live in the wilderness of southern Siberia the Russian family was so isolated from any means of contact or society that they were unaware of world war ii agafia likova was born in the secluded family for most of her life she lived as a peasant from the 18th century and didn't have any human contact outside of her immediate family for nearly 30 years in 1978 a group of geologists discovered the family by accident one scientist described agafia as being distorted by a lifetime of isolation her primitive vocabulary and social cues left the impression of the Hermit being mentally disabled but after witnessing her skill in hunting cooking and reading the geologists assumptions vanished OGG afiyah had ventured out of her mountainside homes times in the past mostly due to medical related issues but has stated the modern cities scare her she's currently living in her isolated home and ography I couldn't be happier [Music] before we move on be sure to subscribe to top 5s with notifications on number eight Noah John Rondo propelling against the big business and industry slavery of twentieth century America no John Rondo decided to say goodbye to everything he knew and continued his life in solitude he ran away from home as a teenager and in 1929 made cold river his permanent residence what makes Noah a special hermit is whilst the hermit of the Adirondack Mountains loved his privacy he was surprisingly very famous in the 1940s and 1950s he frequently appeared on sportsmen shows to display how he hunted for large animals in 1947 Noah was even flown to the National sportsmen show by helicopter but his 15 minutes of fame came and wet in the cold river hermit returned to his secluded life apart from hunting Noah was a lover of astronomy and even played the violin during his time in solitude Noah kept extensive journals the pages of which were filled with his own inventions it took nearly 25 years to finally decipher these journals as they were all written in letter substitution ciphers to project his ideas and inventions number seven Valerio Ricci the New South Wales state Heritage Register was once a humble cave in which resided Valerio rochette II the Australian Hermit who was a miner and craftsman had quite a normal life before he finally settled down in his famous cave legend says that when Valerio was out walking he was caught in a sudden rainstorm he found a nearby cave that served as a temporary shelter little did he know that temporary shelter would turn into his 22 year old long address his private residence stretched over a kilometre and soon he built a kitchen carved a chapel and cisterns for water supply and even grew a garden for 22 years Valerio never had any reason to leave his humble home until he broke his foot and had to visit a doctor in hospital upon registration the hermit had to give information about his current address and that's when his magnificent cage was discovered where chesty had developed a friendship with the doctor that fixed his leg and won't often work in his garden turned some money after saving up for a trip down to Italy to visit his brother the Australian hermit never returned back to his cave and today the same cave is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register [Music] number six richard prenta key a book that won the National Outdoor Book Award in 1999 was one man's wilderness an Alaskan Odyssey which was inspired by Richard Prynne a key the Alaskan wilderness hermit a self-educated naturalist and former US Navy carpenter went to school and became a diesel mechanic richer's impeccable intelligence and adaptability led him to thrive in one of the most remote areas in the world the Twin Peaks region of Alaska Richard built his isolated cabin from hand tools entirely by himself his fine craftsmanship was the result of his carpentry skills the Alaskan wilderness Hermits cabin was so remarkable in 2007 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places apart from building and decorating his humble cabin print a key also kept up with his daily journaling a self-educated naturalist would reflect on his surrounding environment and make notes of the local fauna and flora the food he ate was planted by himself and he used metal containers for food storage and preservation and even though prenta key had been self-sustained for most of his solitary life he had a friend who would fly over once a year and deliver him supplies as far as the book one man's wilderness in Alaska Odyssey goes the book was written by Sam Keefe and was put together using Richards journals and photography number five men Ferdinand eager after men frag Nagas moved to the small village of Kemal in Galicia Spain he became known as just men the German born hermit was very mysterious in nature when he first arrived at the village he was described as a well-dressed and educated man but after falling madly in love and being rejected by a local teacher his demeanor completely changed men ffred said goodbye to the modern society and continued to spend the rest of his last decades in a small oceanside hut he had built himself with no electricity and water nah Nagar began growing fruits and vegetables in his garden the man that was once praised by the community became a mystical entity in a matter of years wearing nothing but a loincloth the tall long-haired man who would build large sand sculptures on the beach became the talk of the village man was content with the life he had created for himself until the 2002 oil spill of the prestige resulted in his ultimate demise the spill destroyed a large area of the beach subsequently damaging the ecosystems throughout the surrounding area this event was too much for the hirate to bear man in a state of disbelief and grief locked himself in his cabin and he never came out of as the concerned local community went up to the cabin to check on the mystical hermit they found him dead within days of his sudden passing man became an international phenomenon and became the first ever man to be killed by an oil spill [Music] number four Robert Harold after a string of unsuccessful jobs and a failed marriage the Fort Fisher hermit left his community behind and never looked back Robert Harrell a 62 year old man whose hopes and dreams were crushed by society opted out to move to an abandoned World War two bunker in North Carolina he continued to survive on Easter beds he would fish out of a nearby sea and vegetables he had planted herself one might assume that the hopeless hermit was isolated from his surroundings but on the contrary he soon became the second most popular tourist attraction in North Carolina his bunker even had a guest book tourists could sign when they paid a visit to the Fort Fisher hermit but with fame come the rumors many believed the hermit was actually keeping thousands of dollars hidden somewhere in his bunker some visitors would ask the man for a lifelong advice and wisdom while others simply harassed the Hermit had even tried to rob him a group of men even beat him up and stole his money but apart from disrespectful visitors the local residents weren't fans of Robert Harrell either he was arrested by authorities on charges of vagrancy but miraculously Roberts successfully defended himself in court and was set free by the local police Harold died in 1972 just like every other aspect of his life his death was nothing short of abusive while the cause of death was listed as cardiac arrest many believed he was attacked by a brutal local gang and became the victim of this violent act [Music] number three david gowan the one successful businessman and millionaire David Machine left his luxurious life behind and one of the most successful figures of the mining business David had everything but after the stock market crashed in 1987 his life took a dark turn his wife left him room is harder and 37 million dollars were gone as well in the hopes of starting a new life David went to restoration Island and has been living there for the past 22 years now at the age of 77 Kushina lives alone with his dog and could not be happier we all need restoration at some point in our lives and that's what's happened to me by mentally supercharged says David according to the born-again hermit he lives in heaven and doesn't miss anything except his family who hasn't visited him even once my direct family other than when my daughter died I have not seen them it's no point having these issues unresolved and I miss my family number two brendon Grimshaw one man did something only a few can even dream up brendan Grimshaw at the age of 49 bought a desert island in the Indian Ocean brendon was a newspaper editor in 1962 when he purchased the island for only 8,000 pounds or around $10,000 he had heard about hidden pirate treasure buried in the depths of the island and after two major digs brendon found some evidence of manmade hiding places sadly no gold or valuable treasure has been found Grimshaw spent the last decades of his life isolated from society as private island the hermit alongside his friend planted sixteen thousand trees bought and bred giant tortoises in hopes of filling the island with magnificent creatures brendon died in 2012 and a year later the island receive its own nash Park status visited frequently by tourists from all over the world honorable mentions for our honourable mentions let's take a look at some of the most famous Hermits in history whose isolations are remembered to this day William Amos Wilson William Wilson better known as the Pennsylvania hermit became a figure in the 18th century Pennsylvanian folklore his life story and how he became a hermit is a tragic tale after his sister Elizabeth was raped by a man and gave birth to twins she was lured to the woods where the same men murdered their babies even though Elizabeth was convicted of the crime her brother Williams please to the governor to release the innocent sister were granted but as soon as Wilson rushed home he found his sister dead left in complete shock and dismay William gave up on living in a society filled with injustice and headed back to his birthplace the pennsylvania Hermit continued his life living in a cave and supported himself by making men stones soon after his death numerous articles were written in the local newspapers and he became a figure in 18th century folklore st. Hildegard of Bingen going back to the 12th century we revisit the life of st. Hildegard of Bingen as a young girl Hildegard was offered up by her parents to the church she was to serve her life behind the walls of a monastery praying and serving God every moment of her life she was special amongst her peers because Hildegard would often experience visions after her roommate nun died the Hermit requested to be moved to a secluded monastery away from the church where she could gain some independence and continued to serve God in her terms after being rejected by the head monk she became paralyzed in her bed Hildegard eventually got her wish and continued to live her life peacefully in a monastery on top of a mountain where she published many poems and musical compositions number one Tom Leppard the title of the most isolated hermit who hates society has to go to Tom Leppard an english-born soldier who made the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's most tattooed man can you guess what animal print covered his entire body yeah you guessed it right starting from his ankles and going up to the top of his head Tom was covered in leopard print you may also assume tom was infatuated by leopards as his entire body was covered in spot but in reality he had no affiliation with the animal he just wanted spots because it would be easier for the tattoo artist to work with on a big scale born in Suffolk England leopard was tormented by his society and recalls his brutal time serving in the Armed Forces eventually leopard turned his back on society and moved to a small cabin on the Isle he would come out of his house once a week to receive his pension and stock up on food and then continue living in isolation he died in 2016 at the age of 80 before he was named the tattooed males senior-citizen subscribe to top fives for more and check out some of our other popular videos [Music]

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Published: Thu Apr 30 2020