Nightmare fuel.
Hikers snapped chilling photos of the bones of a mysterious naked “wolf man”, who officials believe has been living in the wild for at least 5 years, as they trekked through Germany’s Harz Mountains on Tuesday.
Gina Weiss and her friend Tobi encountered a unkempt figure sitting on a rock and seemingly carrying a spear in the middle of a wild forest, telling German newspaper Bild that the figure “will not take its eyes (from) us.”
Weiss, 31, said the chance encounter with the unidentified mountain man lasted about 10 minutes as he explored the woods near Blankenburg, about 150 miles outside Berlin.
“When we got to the sand cave we saw the wolf man,” Weiss told the outlet. “He stood tall in one of the caves and held a long stick like a spear in his arm.”
Weiss estimated the man to be in his 40s and said he looked as if he was from prehistoric times.
The man was seen disheveled with ragged clothes in the wilderness of the Harz mountains in Germany.BILD
“He wouldn’t take his eyes off us, didn’t say anything. He looks dirty like a Stone Age man from a history book,” he revealed.
The Times reports that police in Blankenburg have received several reports over the past five years of strange figures wearing “wolf fur or wolf costumes” roaming freely in its wilderness.
In March, authorities received a call from a distressed hiker asking for help, saying, “There’s a wolf man running around here” in the park — sharing that unexplained bolts of fire appeared around the figure’s area, the outlet said.
The region is known for its highly complex landscape and dense vegetation.dpa/picture alliance via Getty I
However, emergency personnel did not find the “wolf man” when they arrived at the site to investigate.
Blankenburg firefighters also reported seeing a man wandering in the woods, only to rush away when he noticed the crew, the outlet reported from MDR, the regional public broadcaster of Saxony-Anhalt – the state where Blankenburg is located.
Emergency personnel explained their concerns lie more with a man who lives in the woods and could cause devastating wildfires than the legendary “wolf man” who stalks hikers in the wild.
The Brocken is the highest peak in the Harz Mountain region.Getty Images
Many horrible and strange stories have sprung from the vast mountainous region. DPA/AFP via Getty Images
“One clearly knows how to live outside and adapt to the changing seasons,” Alexander Beck, head of Blankenburg’s fire brigade, told Bild.
Located in northern Germany, the Harz Moutain range stretches 68 miles into the German states of Sachsen-Anhalt and Niedersachsen, with its highest peak being The Brocken, towering over the landscape at more than 3,700 feet, according to the park’s website.
The region is known for its labyrinthine landscape and thick vegetation, which varies throughout its vast reach.
Frightening legends and myths of strange and otherworldly creatures lurking in the vast mountain ranges and wilderness are nothing new to German folklore and folktales.
Women in witch costumes pose during “Walpurgis Night” in Wolfshagen, Germany, on April 24, 2016. photo alliance via Getty Image
A third of the country is covered in thick forests, and the forests of the Harz region are deeply rooted in traditions centered around witches, ancient cults, and terrifying evil beasts that roam the shadows.
The culture surrounding witches in the wilderness is deep enough that locals in the area have celebrated a festival called “Walpurgis Night” or “Night of the Witches” on April 30 every year since 870 CE, according to World History.org.
A centuries-old tale dating back to the mid-700s CE, it tells the story of witches descending to the top of the highest mountain in the Harz region on “May Day Night,” when their power was the most legendary and dancing around the fire. while entering into an unholy marriage with the devil.
People dress up as devils and witches during Walpurgis Night, also referred to as “Wizards’ Night.”DPA/AFP via Getty Images
The event is to honor a ninth-century English missionary named Saint Walpurga, who warded off the evil witches who wreaked havoc in nearby towns, according to the outlet.
This festival is often referred to as “the second Halloween.”
According to legend, a well-lit bonfire is meant to ward off evil spirits — only fueling the strangeness of fire sites that have been found throughout the National Park in recent times.
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