In heraldry the unicorn is best known as a symbol of Scotland: the unicorn was believed to be the natural enemy of the lion – a symbol that the English royals had adopted around a hundred years before [33] Two unicorns supported the royal arms of the King of Scots and Duke of Rothesay, and since the 1707 union of England and Scotland, the royal arms of the United Kingdom have been supported by a unicorn along with an English lion. Two versions of the royal arms exist: that used in Scotland gives more emphasis to the Scottish elements, placing the unicorn on the left and giving it a crown, whereas the version used in England and elsewhere gives the English elements more prominence. John Guillim, in his book; A Display of Heraldry, has illustrated the unicorn as a symbol of power, honor and respect. [34] Brooks, Noah (1898). The Story of Marco Polo (2015 reprinted.). Palala Press (originally The Century Co.). p. 221. ISBN 978-1341338465. An animal called the re'em ( Hebrew: רְאֵם) is mentioned in several places in the Hebrew Bible, often as a metaphor representing strength. The allusions to the re'em as a wild, untamable animal of great strength and agility, with mighty horn or horns [42] best fit the aurochs ( Bos primigenius); this view is further supported by the Assyrian cognate word rimu, which is often used as a metaphor of strength, and is depicted as a powerful, fierce, wild mountain bull with large horns. [43] This animal was often depicted in ancient Mesopotamian art in profile, with only one horn visible. [44] Some things Pip and Tomas will not find when dealing with unicorns: peace and quiet” Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson For thousands of years, people around the world believed that unicorns did exist. However, in 1825, a prominent French naturalist called Georges Cuvier attempted to dispel the myth by stating that an animal with a split hoof could never grow a single horn from its head (he also argued against theories of evolution). Nevertheless, the spirit of the unicorn has lived on ever since – people even celebrate National Unicorn Day every year on 9 April.

Ancient unicorn tapestries recreated at Stirling Castle". BBC News. 23 June 2015 . Retrieved 11 June 2017. The predecessor of the medieval bestiary, compiled in Late Antiquity and known as Physiologus ( Φυσιολόγος), popularized an elaborate allegory in which a unicorn, trapped by a maiden (representing the Virgin Mary), stood for the Incarnation. As soon as the unicorn sees her, it lays its head on her lap and falls asleep. [19] This became a basic emblematic tag that underlies medieval notions of the unicorn, justifying its appearance in both secular and religious art. The unicorn is often shown hunted, raising parallels both with vulnerable virgins and sometimes the Passion of Christ. The myths refer to a beast with one horn that can only be tamed by a virgin; subsequently, some writers translated this into an allegory for Christ's relationship with the Virgin Mary. Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference Cover was red (I'm fairly sure). There was a person( man?) running toward the right side of the book being chased by a unicorn. The person and the unicorn were both gold. Not a lot of detail in the image, and it had something to do with "other horned creatures" or something similar to that.When the young horse, Morgan, is swept over a waterfall and breaks his leg, he is rescued by a magical unicorn, who changes Morgan into a unicorn.” When Unicorns Poop by Lexie Castle, illustrated by Christian Cornia Sixteen magical tales about the most wondrous of all creatures.” Touched by Magic by Doranna Durgin

The classical Jewish understanding of the Bible did not identify the Re'em animal as the unicorn. However, some rabbis in the Talmud debate the proposition that the Tahash animal (Exodus 25, 26, 35, 36 and 39; Numbers 4; and Ezekiel 16:10) was a domestic, single-horned kosher creature that existed in Moses' time, or that it was similar to the keresh animal described in Marcus Jastrow's Talmudic dictionary as "a kind of antelope, unicorn". [46] Chinese mythology Pottery unicorn. Northern Wei. Shaanxi History Museum.However, when the unicorn appears in the medieval legend of Barlaam and Josaphat, ultimately derived from the life of the Buddha, it represents death, as the Golden Legend explains. [21] Unicorns in religious art largely disappeared after they were condemned by Molanus after the Council of Trent. [22] Jennifer wrote: "I'm trying desperately to remember a book I read when I was in about 4th or 5th grade. I'm convinced it was a one word title. It was about some children helping a unicorn. The bad people come enter..." Did you know that when a unicorn poops, rainbows arch across the sky? And when they toot, shiny bubbles float all around! What happens when a unicorn sneezes or spits or cries?” Michael Hague’s Magical World of Unicorns by Michael Hague When challenge-loving April leads the girls on a hike up the TALLEST mountain they’ve ever seen, things don’t go quite as planned. For one, they didn’t expect to trespass into the lands of the ancient Cloud People, and did anyone happen to read those ominous signs some unknown person posted at the bottom of the mountain? Also, unicorns.” The Road to Balinor by Mary Stanton Hearthwitch Maggie Brown meets minstrel Colin Songsmith and a unicorn named Moonshine while saving both her sister and the kingdom.” Acorna: The Unicorn Girl by Anne McCaffrey and Margaret Ball

This story is about a little girl who keeps hearing, “Never let a unicorn scribble!” But in her heart believes that people just don’t understand how beautiful scribbling can be. She keeps trying to teach her unicorn to scribble but soon realizes this is more difficult then she anticipated.” Sarah’s Unicorn by Bruce Coville and Katherine Coville

Aelian (220) [circa]. "Book 4. Chapter 52.". On the Nature of Animals (Περὶ Ζῴων Ἰδιότητος, De natura animalium). trans. A.F.Scholfield. He maketh them [the cedars of Lebanon] also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn."— Psalms 29:6 Star, a baby unicorn and one of the last eight unicorns on earth, must find a way to help save her friends from the evil dragons.” Where Have the Unicorns Gone? by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Ruth Sanderson Medieval knowledge of the fabulous beast stemmed from biblical and ancient sources, and the creature was variously represented as a kind of wild ass, goat, or horse.