Uncategorized Martin Luther and the Unicorn Horn 30 Jun 201611 Jul 2017 Melchior Adam, The Life and Death of Dr. Martin Luther (London, 1643), 109. Martin Luther, the leading figure of the Protestant Reformation, spent his last three days on earth working.…
Uncategorized Alicorn 20 Jun 201611 Jul 2017 Sea Unicorns from The History of Barados, St. Christophers, Mevis, St Vincents, Antego, Martinico, Monserrat, and the rest of the Caribby-Islands (London, 1666). One of the first pieces of Anglo-American…
Uncategorized The Unicorn in the Physiologus and Bestiaries 15 Jun 201611 Jul 2017 A unicorn being killed in the lap of a virgin. Harley MS 3244, Bestiary, Unicorn, 1236-1250. British Library. The medieval Physiologus also discussed the unicorn thereby contributing to the Christian…
Uncategorized Unicorns in the Bible 13 Jun 201627 Sep 2016 Numbers 23:22-23 from the Geneva Bible (1560) The unicorn existed in the ancient world as well as appeared in the unchallengeable Christian text, the Bible. Various editions of the English…
Uncategorized Ancient Authorities on the Unicorn 13 Jun 201611 Jul 2017 Many early-modern Europeans believed in the existence of unicorns, in part, due to the writings of ancient authorities. Ctesias (ca. 400 BCE), the Greek physician who served the Persian…
