Thursday, June 30, 2011

CRYPTOLINKS: Hunting Wildmen in the Pyrenees

Spain: Searching for Bigfoot in the Aragonese Pyrenees – The First Expedition By Javier Resines, Criptozoología en España

Since time immemorial there has been speculation surrounding the existence of "wild men" in certain isolated of the Pyrenees where access is difficult. This likelihood has regained currency following the information supplied by recent expeditions made in to the region of Bielsa, Huesca (Spain).

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  1. Anonymous2:27 PM

    This is one of the matters I heard of first directly from Heuvelmans, in the late 1980s. The Basque name for them is Basajaun, Lord of the Forest, and they are essentially a direct continuation of the Wild Men of the Middle Ages in this region (AKA Salvajes "Savages" but originally also meaning "Forest People")Heuvelmans spoke of them as being Neanderthals but also emphasized that they were distinctive from other types in other areas.

    Best Wishes, Dale D.

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