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Basajaun
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In Basque mythology, Basajaun is a huge, hairy hominid dwelling in the woods. They were thought to protect flocks of livestock and teach skills such as agriculture and ironworking to humans.
Artist's depiction of a basajaun and his female companion, a basandere.
Artist's depiction of a basajaun and his female companion, a basandere.
Wild man
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The wild man, or wild man of the woods, is a mythical figure and motif resembling a hairy human that appears in the art and literature of medieval Europe. Generally they are considered a large-stature
Basajaun
…times, and the youth now owned a whole herd of 101 cattle besides the single cow. The Basajaun (var. basojaun, basayaun) is considered a variety of "wild man", or the Basa Andre with "wild woman", each comparable with the ogre and ogress. Various cultures across Europe have their own unique concept of the…
Wild men support coats of arms in the side panels in Portrait of Oswald Krell [fr] (1499) by Albrecht Dürer—Alte Pinakothek museum, Munich.
Wild men support coats of arms in the side panels in Portrait of Oswald Krell [fr] (1499) by Albrecht Dürer—Alte Pinakothek museum, Munich.
The Fight in the Forest, drawing by Hans Burgkmair, possibly of a scene from the Middle High German poem Sigenot, about Dietrich von Bern
The Fight in the Forest, drawing by Hans Burgkmair, possibly of a scene from the Middle High German poem Sigenot, about Dietrich von Bern
The fearsome Rûel (considered a wild woman) carrying off Wigalois
The fearsome Rûel (considered a wild woman) carrying off Wigalois
Wilde Frauen/Fräulein of the woods.—Woodcut by Maria Braun (1921)
Wilde Frauen/Fräulein of the woods.—Woodcut by Maria Braun (1921)