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title: Tartalo
description: Giant of Basque tradition.
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<h2 id="tartalo">Tartalo</h2>

The Tartalo or Torto is a giant of Basque traditions. He is a malevolent and wicked being. His instinct is aggressive and savage; he lives in the mountains and possesses a single eye in the middle of his forehead. He feeds on the humans he himself kills.