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?
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 excel
n Atlantis sank.
n caves and talked in a strange language, slightly moving their lips and whistling. Their companions were huge Bardino dogs, the ancestors of mastiffs. 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 isl
f stone pyramids, the similarity of religious beliefs, and some archaeological finds support this hypothesis. It is also possible that the Guanche tribe is related to the Berbers who inhabited the north of the African continent. Their civilizations are very similar.
eveloped agriculture; they grew legumes and cereals—the Guanches dressed in animal skins. The chiefs usually wore luxurious headdresses and ornaments around their necks. Their style was very similar to that of the Babylonians. The people were very peaceful. They never fought among themselves. If the islanders quar
peasants, warriors, and nobility. The
sessions, for almost a century and a half.
eared from the face of the Earth. However, there is a version that a small part of the surviving Guanches mixed with Europeans, thus continuing their existence.