Unicorns on Parade: The unicorn is a symbol of love, but it is also a symbol of pure fantasy. And, finally, on the verso of this headstone, we have a right-sized horn. It should be at least as long as a clarinet (see it?). Remember how long the horn was on that unicorn in Bristol? In fact, what came to be traded as unicorn horns in the Middle Ages were from narwhals, sea mammals that have been labeled "unicorns of the sea." See below. Narwhals were never seen by Europeans because they live in the Arctic Ocean, so their horns could be traded as unicorn horns and nobody would know the difference. Elmwood Cemetery. [2015]
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