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In the same realm, carved unicorns were often used as finials on the pillars of Mercat crosses, and denoted that the settlement was a royal burgh. Certain noblemen such as the Earl of Kinnoull were given special permission to use the unicorn in their arms, as an augmentation of honour. [34] The crest for Clan Cunningham bears a unicorn head. [35]
Unicorns II is a themed anthology of fantasy short works about unicorns edited by American writers Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in November 1992, and was "noted without comment" in The Year's Best Science Fiction. [3] It was reissued as an ebook by Baen Books in March 2013. [4]
The Last Unicorn is a fantasy novel by American author Peter S. Beagle and published in 1968, by Viking Press in the U.S. and The Bodley Head in the U.K. It follows the tale of a unicorn, who believes she is the last of her kind in the world and undertakes a quest to discover what has happened to the other unicorns. [1]
The family used unicorns in their family symbols (insignia, coats of arms, etc.) and many of the earl/duke Rutlands were buried with unicorns depicted in their monuments. Henry Manners' father Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland was buried with a unicorn at his feet ; later the unicorn horn had broken off.
The Unicorn Chronicles is a series of young adult fantasy novels by Bruce Coville set in a fantasy world, Luster, that lies parallel to our own. Within this realm exist all sorts of fantastical and mythological beasts, from the familiar unicorn to the strange, squirrel-like creature known as the Squijum.
A person wearing a unicorn onesie. The unicorn trend is a 2010s fad where individuals design, produce and use consumer objects adorned with a rainbow and/or vibrant color palette; typically composed of pastel or highly saturated colors such as pink, violet, yellow, blue and green. [1]
In 2021, Texas state representative Matt Krause sent a list of 850 titles that he wanted schools to confirm were on their shelves. The list appeared to target LGBTQ books and titles concerned with ...
In his 1983 collection Unicorn Variations, Zelazny explained the story's origin: he had been approached by Gardner Dozois, who was soliciting content for an anthology of stories about unicorns. Subsequently, he was approached by another editor, who was soliciting content for an anthology of stories set in bars.