The Hidden History of the Giants

⛰️ What do you really know about Giants? The Giants of Cornwall weren’t just the cruel, lumbering fools we imagine… but a powerful race of beings that ruled the land before Britain even existed. Are they just myth, or are they our oldest memory? Join us as we dive deep into this grand, mythic people who legend tells us shaped the land before kings, before the fae, before Britain was first forged… 🔔 Subscribe to the Olde World → @BeastsoftheOldeWorld 🐲 Support us on Patreon → patreon.com/BeastsoftheOldeWorld 🔎 In this episode of Beasts of the Olde World, we uncover the hidden history of Cornwall’s Giants — the beings who carved hills, hurled stones, and laid the mythic groundwork for Britain itself. ⏳ From ancient landmarks and legendary battles to Geoffrey of Monmouth’s tale of Brutus and Corineus, the Giants are remembered for their deeds. Their mark still scars the cliffs and moors of Cornwall — a reminder that the land itself remembers, even when names and stories fade. What can we learn from these myths? When the human race is gone, will our deeds be remembered? What will be our legacy? 🎬Chapters: 01:30 - The shaping of St Agnes 02:30 - Builders of the Landscape 03:17 - Lost Legendary Sites 04:13 - The Giants of Trencrom Hill and St Michael’s Mount 05:32 - Dodman Point and the Dead Man 05:59 - The Great Deeds of the Faceless 06:54 - The Legendary Origins of Britain 09:42 - Giants and the Medieval Imagination 10:50 - The Legendary Site of the Death of the Giant Bolster 13:13 - The Legacy of the Giants 📖 Sources & Further Reading: • Popular Romances of the West of England – Hunt, Robert • The Footsteps of the Giants – Halliwell-Phillips, James Orchard • Historia Regum Britanniae – Geoffrey of Monmouth • A Dictionary of Fairies – Briggs, Katherine 🎨 Image Accreditation 🖼️ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... • The St Agnes Bolster Pageant geograph.org.uk- 3454725.jpg Photo by Rod Allday • St Warna's Carn, St Agnes geograph.org.uk - 2056441.jpg Photo by John Rostron • Path to St Agnes geograph.org.uk - 2570448.jpg Photo by Graham Horn • Trencrom Hill looking south geograph.org.uk - 245670.jpg Photo by Frances Watts • Trencrom Hill geograph.org.uk - 4488173.jpg Photo by Rude Health • Trencrom seen from Trencrom Hill geograph.org.uk - 3685206.jpg Photo by David Medcalf • Twelve O'Clock Rock, Trink Hillgeograph.org.uk - 935696.jpg Photo by Jim Champion 🖼️ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... • Twelve O'Clock Rock & St Michael's Mount.panoramio.jpg Photo by Jane White 🖼️ Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... • Irish fossilized giant.jpg Photo shared by Kadumago • Giant draugr by Kim Diaz Holm (cropped).jpg by Kim Diaz Holm • Trencrom Hill looking south geograph.org.uk - 245670.jpg Photo by Frances Watts • Clarn Goose with Lands End Beyond.jpg Photo by Stevekraken • Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber - OGrad.jpg Photo by Sterim64 • Lanyon Quoit RAR 02.jpg Photo by Robert Anton Reese 👁️ Watch Next: Jenny Greenteeth → •    • The 1,000-Year-Old Legend Behind England's...   The Boggart → •    • The Twisted History of the Boggart   Tiddy Mun → •    • The FORGOTTEN King of the STRANGERS   The Moss People → •    • The Vanishing of the Moss People   🦋 SOCIALS 📸 Instagram 🔗   / oldebeasts   📼FEATURED PLAYLISTS 📺SEASON 1    • SEASON ONE   🐲CREATURE FEATURES    • Creature Features   ⏳OLDE TALES    • Olde Tales   🧙‍♂️ #Giants #CornishFolklore #Mythology #BritishMyths #BeastsoftheOldeWorld #mythicalcreatures #mythology #mythsandlegends #ancientfolklore