In this video we explore the widespread myth of the unicorn from across the world, from Ancient Civilisations, medieval myths to modern day. Including strange one-horned beasts from across the world, European unicorn folklore, the trade and medicinal uses of unicorn horns and the real life creatures, both living and extinct, that may have influenced these legends.
Sources:
The Lore of the Unicorn (1993)
By Odell Shepard
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:30 The Name "Unicorn"
00:46 Ancient Greek Records of Indian Unicorns
04:09 The Indus Valley Civilization "Unicorn" Carvings
05:57 The "Unicorn" in the Bible and the Jewish Re'em
09:05 The Medieval Unicorn
10:10 The Unicorn, Purity and the Virgin
11:25 Uses and Trade of "Unicorn Horns" (aka Alicorn)
12:18 Unicorn Horn as an Antidote to Poison
13:04 Prehistoric "Unicorns" and Real-Life Animals
16:25 Unicorn Imagery and Heraldry
17:13 Outro
Music:
"Revival" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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