medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
OF COURSE the unicorn is real, and it is not a mutant deer either: it is the (white ?) rhino slightly adapted in the course of travellers's tales.
 
You may recall that one of Peter Abelard's nicknames was Rhinoceros indomitus which can be translated as "Unconquered unicorn", or as "Indomitable rhinoceros" depending on whose side you are on ......
 
Brenda M C  
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Subject: [M-R] Medievals were right!

medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture

Ha! So much for 21st-c. skeptics who look down their noses on credulous medieval folk:
http://www.azdailysun.com/articles/2008/06/13/news/world/20080613_world_65.txt

Aux barricades! MG


Marjorie Greene
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