Unicorns
Coloring picture unicorns
This category “Unicorn coloring pages” contains the most beautiful coloring pages of the mystical creatures! A growing collection is available here for free download. Simply choose, print out and get crayoning! Unicorns section – the place for all fans of the magnificent mythical creatures.
Did you already know? Here are a few fun facts about unicorns:
The University of Michigan in the USA issued a hunting permit for unicorns in 1971. 😱
Scotland’s heraldic animal is none other than the popular unicorn.
Legend has it that the unicorn’s horn acts as an antidote.
The ancient Greeks were the first to write about unicorns, around 400 years BC. The Greek historian who wrote about the mythical creatures was called Ctesias.
The first painting of a unicorn was found in the ancient cave of Lascaux and is estimated to date back to 15,000 BC.
The unicorn can also be found in many corners of medieval art. One great example is the “Hunt for the Unicorn” or the “Unicorn Tapestries”. This is a series that was produced in the Low Countries between 1495 and 1505.
The English word “unicorn” is derived from the Latin – “unus” – which means “one” and “cornu”, which means “horn”. Quite simply.
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