Baxajuan

In Basque Mythology, the baxajuan (plural: baxajaunak) are a race of big hairy wild men who were megalith builders. Baxajaun means “Lord of the Woods”. They were a human race who once dwelled in the mountains of the Basque Pyrenees of northern Spain. They had knowledge of magic. The Basajaun was heavily built and about 2 to 3 meters tall. Dark hair reached their knees. They were very agile.

Fifteenth century carvings depicting the baxajaunak can be seen in the Saint-Maria Cathedral of Burgos, Spain, and in Sainta-Maria-la-Real, in Najera.