Atlantis sank, they escaped: What is known about the red-haired and blue-eyed giants who lived in the Canary Islands 3,000 years ago?
Legends tell of the height, bright beauty, and excellent physical shape of the inhabitants of the Canary Islands. No one knows where this mysterious tribe came from 3,000 years ago. The Guanches called themselves the children of the volcano. The blue-eyed and red-haired giants were excellent hunters and swimmers. Unfortunately, the Spaniards destroyed this mysterious person. To this day, their origin causes scientists to be perplexed. Where did the Guanches come from?
iscovered the mysterious tribe inhabiting the Canary Islands in the XIV century. Europeans were amazed by the islanders’ appearance. They did not expect to see white-skinned, blue-eyed people with fiery red or blond hair in this area. They were distinguished by their enormous height and excellent physical shape. Both men and women of this tribe were very agile, fast, and strong. They quickly covered the distance from island to island. They fought the Spaniards fier
antis sank.
Mysterious writing patterns have also been found in the Canaries, which most likely belong to the Guanches. These people mummified their dead. There are monuments to the Guanche chiefs on the island of Tenerife.
nent. Their civilizations are very similar.
very peaceful. They never fought among themselves. If the islanders quarreled, they built a stone wall between themselves to limit communication.
weight. A girl weighing less than a hundred pounds was unsuitable for a wife.
At the same time, they withstood the onslaught of the Spaniards, defending their possessions, for almost a century and a half.
a version that a small part of the surviving Guanches mixed with Europeans, thus continuing their existence.