| Unknown creatures from folk tales and myths | | | | the periods of its existence, the wood-dweller has |
| have the ability to become as realistic as possible | | | | learned to fashion and used tools from wood. |
| to the cultures that create them. Along with | | | | It is also believed that the wodewose may have |
| beliefs and theories on the existence of wild men | | | | sprung from interpretations of the Greek myth, |
| in Asia and North America, comes the tales of a | | | | the satyr, or a creature that is half-man and |
| wild being or savage man that lived in early | | | | half-beast. Some additional descriptions of the |
| periods in England. These wild folk have been the | | | | wodewose say that only the feet were not |
| heart of many English legends and stories, and | | | | covered with thick hair. Like the Neanderthals, |
| were called the wodewose, from the | | | | their brow ridges protruded, and they had |
| Anglo-Saxon term wudawusa, which meant | | | | deep-set eyes. Their arms were abnormally long, |
| wood-dweller. | | | | while their legs were shorter. Known to be shy |
| Though the wodewose was said to have existed | | | | creatures, the wodewose have been told be |
| in the region before the 15th century, tales about | | | | numerous accounts to appear to humans during |
| the wodewose flourished during the Elizabethan | | | | the winter. |
| Era in the 16th century. The wodewose is | | | | Many attempts to link the stories of the |
| described as a large bearded man whose entire | | | | wodewose with that of the North American |
| body was covered in curly hair. He wore no | | | | Bigfoot were made. Some accounts even claim |
| articles of clothing, and carries with him a large | | | | that in many parts of the world, hominids exist up |
| wooden club. Late-medieval church art in the | | | | to the present day. Hominids are a species in |
| areas of Norfolk and Suffolk in East Anglia have | | | | which humans and primates originated. Various |
| thousands of depictions of the wodewose on their | | | | versions of the wodewose can be read about in |
| structures. | | | | Italian, Spanish, German, Norwegian, Chinese, |
| Images of the wodewose can be seen carved in | | | | Indonesian, Mongolian, and other cultural accounts. |
| stone and wood decorations on Anglican churches. | | | | Here are some names associated with creatures |
| There were even pictures and books printed | | | | that bore similarities to the wodewose: vedi of |
| during the 15th century which told of stories of | | | | Croatia, basajaun in Spain, sasquatch in Canada, |
| appearances made by the wodewose. Some | | | | yeren of China, and almas of Mongolia, yowie of |
| historians of the church believe that the | | | | Australia, yeti of Tibet and Nepal, and many |
| wodewose was used to symbolized paganism, to | | | | others. |
| further stress the contrast between opposing | | | | There is a website that describes the Wodewose |
| religions at that time. Many stone statues depicting | | | | and numerous other creatures of Cryptozoology |
| the wodewose show the hairy man defeating a | | | | in detail, this website is called: Unknown Creatures |
| beast such as a lion or a dragon-like creature. | | | | and it may be found at this url: |
| Variations of the name can be written or spoken | | | | You may publish this article in your ezine, |
| as wudewasa, wudu, or wood houses. There | | | | newsletter or on your web site as long as it is |
| have been explanations as to the significance of | | | | reprinted in its entirety and without modification |
| the wooden club carried by the wodewose. | | | | except for formatting needs or grammar |
| Historians theorize that the wodewose may have | | | | corrections. |
| been some ancestor of ancient man, and during | | | | |