A giant carved into an English hill could be a pagan reaction to Christian domination, but scientists think it more likely the giant received his most flattering modification in recent years.

The origins of England's Cerne Giant have been shrouded in mystery but new research suggests the figure may have helped in the fight against Viking marauders.

History of the Cerne Abbas Giant Although researchers now have a better idea when the hill figure was created, there remain many unanswered questions about it.

The Cerne Abbas Giant, the U.K.'s largest chalk hill figure, was likely an Anglo Saxon creation —and he may have originally worn pants.

A major attraction of Dorset, England, is the Cerne Abbas Giant, a 180-foot-tall figure of a naked man wielding a large club carved with chalk into a hilltop. A pair of historians offers a strong ...

The Cerne Giant, otherwise know, as the "Rude Man of Cerne," is an 18-story-high chalk drawing on an English hillside that has long attracted theories about its origin and meaning.

For centuries, the Cerne Giant, a figure carved into a hillside in Dorset, has fascinated locals and visitors to the area. A new paper proposes that the Cerne Giant can in fact be dated to the ...

The Cerne Abbas Giant, one of England's best-known historic hill figures, almost had its genitalia covered over due to a complaint in the 1930s.

The Cerne Abbas Giant A mysterious chalk carving of a huge, naked man on an English hillside was made in the 10th century, according to the first attempt to archaeologically date the giant. The ...

Archaeologists “flabbergasted” to find Cerne Giant’s origins are medieval "Everyone was wrong, and that makes these results even more exciting." ...

The Cerne Abbas Giant, a 180-foot-tall chalk figure on a British hillside, has stumped archaeologists for centuries. (Getty / The Atlantic) ...