Giants! A Witchy Wednesday article.

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The World of GIANTS!

This weeks Witchy Wednesday is about both the folklore and reality of Giants. I have always found the subject of giants interesting. From folklore stories, fairytales to the real life fascination in tall people during the Victorian period. It is an immence subject which I will return to more in-depth in the Autumn. But for today here is an interesting article about Giants by Crecganford. 

"Folklore featuring giants is widespread, with stories found across various cultures and time periods. These tales often depict giants as beings of immense size and strength, sometimes benevolent, sometimes malevolent, and frequently linked to natural formations or historical events."

The Truth about Giants a really interesting vlog on YouTube by https://youtube.com/@crecganford



Real Giants! 

All images below were sourced from The Welcome Collection and are all domain free. 

The images and articles below are about real people who in the past were considered Giants because of their unusual height. Some of them used their condition to their advantage to make a living, so should not be judged for making use of their situation. Sadly other people were coerced and were subjected to abuse! Sadly history is littered with both the positive and negative but it is only by seeing the whole picture that a balanced and honest view of history can be learned. 



Henry Blacker, a giant. Line engraving.
public domain image. 


London Pavilion : Giant Constantin : manager, Mr. Frank Glenister.
Glenister, Frank.Date: [1899]


Page 466 of the 25 February 1893 issue of 'The Million' with an article on Elizabeth Lyska, a Russian giantess over 7 feet tall, exhibiting at The Royal Aquarium, Westminster with dwarf, Princess Topaze, 26" tall].

Date: 1893


Three astonishing wonders!! ... : the British phenomenon Miss Stringer, the young Yorkshire Giantess ... Miss Newcomb, the Lincolnshire Lady ... Master Wall, the Cornish Dwarf.

Date: [between 1820 and 1840?]



Established in public favor : Now exhibiting at 68, Cheapside, from ten in the morning till nine at night, an immense French giant : measures exactly 7 feet 4 inches ...
Date: 1826


Patrick O'Brien, a giant. Etching by J. Kay, 1803.
Kay, John, 1742-1826.Date: 1803
Image is in the public domain. 



On exhibition at Sedgwick's Exhibition : the Norfolk Giant : the largest youth in the world... standing nearly 8 feet in height.
Date: [1880?]

William Bradley, a giant. Coloured etching, 1810.
Date: December 1810
Image is in the public domain. 


Thank you for visiting my blog page. Please come back next week for another Witchy Wednesday article. 
Kat 😊


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