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Unicorns might just be mythical creatures but the surely had their own impact in history and folklore throughout the world.
To this day the unicorn continues to hold a special place in popular culture often used as a symbol of fantasy, rarity and purity.
Here are some Unique facts about Unicorns:
1- The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
The Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland, used prior to 1603 by the Kings of Scotland was supported by two unicorns and the current royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom is supported by a unicorn for Scotland along with a lion for England. The unicorn is frequently found as an ornament on mercat crosses.
2 - There is a unicorn of the ocean. It’s called a Narwhal. It too has a long horn on its head. In 1577, Queen Elizabeth was presented with a Narwhal horn.
3 - The 1611 King James Bible refers to the unicorn no less than 9 times.
4- The Royal Throne of Denmark is made with unicorn horns.
5- The First Depiction of Unicorns in Western Literature:
In the 5th century BC, the Greek historian Ctesias wrote the first account of a unicorn in Western literature. He described seeing a unicorn while traveling through Persia . He described the Unicorn as having a “White body, red head, multi-colored horn (a foot and a half long!), and dark blue eyes.”
6- Marco Polo wrote about his encounters with Unicorns:
“ Still all these Islanders declare themselves to be his subjects, and sometimes they send him curiosities as presents.[4] There are wild elephants in the country, and numerous unicorns, which are very nearly as big. They have hair like that of a buffalo, feet like those of an elephant, and a horn in the middle of the forehead, which is black and very thick. They do no mischief, however, with the horn, but with the tongue alone; for this is covered all over with long and strong prickles [and when savage with any one they crush him under their knees and then rasp him with their tongue]. The head resembles that of a wild boar, and they carry it ever bent towards the ground. They delight much to abide in mire and mud. 'Tis a passing ugly beast to look upon, and is not in the least like that which our stories tell of as being caught in the lap of a virgin; in fact, 'tis altogether different from what we fancied.” From The Travels of Marco Polo/Book 3/Chapter 9
7 - Pliny the Elder described the unicorn in his Natural History (77-79 CE).
Pliny called the unicorn a “licorn” or “monoceros” and his description is below:
“But the most fell and furious beast of all other, is the Licorne or Monoceros: his bodie resembleth an horse, his head a stagge, his feet an Elephant, his taile a bore; he loweth after an hideous manner; one blacke horn he hath in the mids of his forehead, bearing out two cubits in length: by report, this wild beast cannot possibly be caught alive.”
8- Pablo Escobar gave his daughter a Unicorn….kinda:
Pablo Escobar’s daughter asked for a unicorn, so he arranged for a horn and wings to be stapled onto a horse. The lab created ‘unicorn’ died soon after from an infection.
9 - The Term Unicorn derives from Latin:
The word ‘unicorn’ comes from Latin. ‘Uni’ is Latin for ‘single’, while ‘cornu’ is Latin for horn. Thus the word unicorn translates to ‘single horn’.
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