Are Unicorns Real?, page 1
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reply posted on 29-11-2008 @ 06:50 AM by JPhish
the answer is yes



uni = one

corn = horn

one horn the indian rhino does have.




reply posted on 29-11-2008 @ 01:34 PM by RuneSpider
en.wikipedia.org...

Here's the Wiki on it. When it comes to myths, they have small bits of truth.


scribalterror.blogs.com...

Fellow there makes a case for fossils being part of the basis for some of the ancient mythological critters. There was a show on the history channel that went into more detail, but you get the general idea.


reply posted on 29-11-2008 @ 06:00 PM by JPhish
reply to post by GENERAL EYES


ooooo nice, and the narwhal fits well because whales (if im not mistaken) were considered the "horses of the sea" by ancient peoples.

[edit on 11/29/2008 by JPhish]


reply posted on 2-1-2009 @ 06:49 AM by dreamer01
Originally posted by JPhish
reply to post by GENERAL EYES


ooooo nice, and the narwhal fits well because whales (if im not mistaken) were considered the "horses of the sea" by ancient peoples.

[edit on 11/29/2008 by JPhish]


Are you sure you aren't thinking of manatees being the cow of the sea??

Is it possible horses use to have some kind of horn that we don't see in fossils (if any are found) because it was made out of a material that doesn't fosilise? (sorry I have no clue about this so not sure if that's possible or not).


reply posted on 2-1-2009 @ 03:35 PM by 6dark6energy6
reply to post by dreamer01


a part of an ancient horse that didint fully fossilize maybe well if they do exist i would like to see one


reply posted on 2-1-2009 @ 04:04 PM by emmy
Originally posted by JPhish
reply to post by GENERAL EYES


ooooo nice, and the narwhal fits well because whales (if im not mistaken) were considered the "horses of the sea" by ancient peoples.

[edit on 11/29/2008 by JPhish]


Isn't that a seahorse?! sorry I couldn't resist!
But yeah, apparently so (according to Wiki), just looked it up myself and it's rather interesting - so if anyone wants to read it, here it is:



Some medieval Europeans believed narwhal tusks to be the horns from the legendary unicorn.[12] As these horns were considered to have magic powers, Vikings and other northern traders were able to sell them for many times their weight in gold. The tusks were used to make cups that were thought to negate any poison that may have been slipped into the drink. During the 16th century, Queen Elizabeth received a carved and bejeweled narwhal tusk for £10,000—the cost of a castle (approximately £1.5—2.5 Million in 2007, using the retail price index[13]). The tusks were staples of the cabinet of curiosities.



en.wikipedia.org...

Nice topic, definitely starred

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