The woodwose, or hairy wild man of the woods, was the Sasquatch(野生の大男)figure of medieval Europe. Seen as a link between civilized humans and dangerous, elf-like woodland spirits, the woodwose is depicted in a wide range of images, including carvings in the Canterbury Cathedral and 16th century European coats of arms(紋章). References to the creature are even found in stories by J.R.R. Tolkien.