History of Sasquatch

Bigfoot, as a term and concept, wouldn’t be used until the 1950’s. Sasquatch, as a term and concept, wouldn’t be used until the 1920’s. But long before these terms were ever scooped up by popular culture - newspaper articles of the 1800’s, early indigenous folklore and art, literature and architecture of Medieval Europe all describe a figure…that sounds oddly similar.Throughout the history of this phenomenon, folks were describing a creature they did not yet know couldn’t possibly exist. Today, we explore it’s consistent descriptions and follow a trail of massive footprints from ancient to modern times.
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Sources & References:A Field Guide to Woodwoses: https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2016/09/a-field-guide-to-wodewoses.html The Fight in the Forest: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Fight_in_the_Forest_(Hans_Burgkmair_d._Ä.).jpg WildMan; Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_man 1851 Wild Man article Arkansas: https://www.newspapers.com/article/25385288/1851_wild_man_article_arkansas/ The Lake Minnewanka Wildman: https://sasquatchalberta.com/c....lassic-encounters/th Ostman Interview: https://youtu.be/U8Voq2tQJx8?s....i=LW_XHxGBz_JGHZOhRu Creek Incident; The Bigfoot Classics: http://www.bigfootencounters.c....om/classics/ruby.htm Footprints in the Menlung Basin; Photos: https://onlineonly.christies.c....om/s/out-ordinary/ye Roe Signed Affidavit: https://sasquatchalberta.com/c....lassic-encounters/wi