Giants exist very much in the folklore of England. How come, then, there is so little documentation of sightings. Some might say there is an English equivalent of Bigfoot, but it is hard to see how such a creature would thrive in an English environment. One cannot, however, discount the possibility that some might pop through from another universe.
The south-west of England, which juts out into the sea, seems, legend tells us, to have been particularly favored by English giants. Prominent among them was the giant Cormoran. He kicked his wife Cormelian and she died as a result. This is very uncouth behavior and it is not advised that you try to imitate it, especially if your wife is bigger and stronger than you! It was stories such as this that led to the belief that giants were not only large, but dangerous too and primitive of aspect and behavior. The story of Jack the Giant Killer grew up in Cornwall, but it only reached print in 1711. It features giants such as Thunderbore, whom Jack strangled. Another giant to whose depredations he put an end was Galligantus.
If there were actual Giants lumbering around Britain, it is certain the Romans would have recorded their presence. No such records survive. We must assume, then, that the stories of the Giants, if there is any truth behind them, must date back to prehistoric times; but it seems to me that some stories are pure fiction, some based on myths of huge gods such as Bran and some whose origin is yet to be discovered. And I don't rule out the odd Bigfoot hopping in from some alternate dimension.
6 Giants from English folklore.
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