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A '''unicorn''' was a mythical beast similar in appearance to a [[horse]], but with a single long horn in the middle of its head. | A '''unicorn''' was a mythical beast similar in appearance to a [[horse]], but with a single long horn in the middle of its head. At least one account indicated unicorns to have actually existed. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Horn of a Dilemma (comic story)|The Horn of a Dilemma]]'') | ||
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According to [[George Litefoot]], the [[Narwhal]], a [[horn]]ed [[Cetacea]]n, was thought to be the origin of the unicorn [[myth]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ruthven Inheritance (audio story)|The Ruthven Inheritance]]'') | According to [[George Litefoot]], the [[Narwhal]], a [[horn]]ed [[Cetacea]]n, was thought to be the origin of the unicorn [[myth]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ruthven Inheritance (audio story)|The Ruthven Inheritance]]'') | ||
Revision as of 14:00, 4 July 2023
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A unicorn was a mythical beast similar in appearance to a horse, but with a single long horn in the middle of its head. At least one account indicated unicorns to have actually existed. (COMIC: The Horn of a Dilemma)
History
According to George Litefoot, the Narwhal, a horned Cetacean, was thought to be the origin of the unicorn myth. (AUDIO: The Ruthven Inheritance)
In the 1890s, Henry Gordon Jago joked that London would one day be invaded by killer unicorns. (AUDIO: The Backwards Men)
The Second Doctor encountered a unicorn in the Land of Fiction. (TV: The Mind Robber)
The Ceffyl of Tír na n-Óg resembled unicorns by design. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark)
In 2002, unicorns appeared in San Francisco due to a dimensional scar. (PROSE: Unnatural History)
"The Unicorn" was the alias of Ada Mullins. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)
After Rose-the-cat removed part of the TARDIS' wall with a chainsaw, causing great disturbances throughout all of time and space, Richard III was rescued at Ambion Hill, Leicestershire by a unicorn after he begged for a horse in 1845. (COMIC: A Rose by Any Other Name)
The Bestiary of Legendary and Magical Creatures created a unicorn out of toilet paper. (PROSE: Phoenix)
Iris Wildthyme had a unicorn statuette in her TARDIS. (PROSE: Old Flames)
The Doctor once claimed that he was a unicorn. (PROSE: Borrowed Time)
One version of David Banderson's Variations had a unicorn that didn't believe in people. The Tenth Doctor told Donna Noble that this was odd because "unicorns definitely do believe in people". (PROSE: Once Upon a Time)
The Fifth Doctor knew a version of the story of Noah's Ark in which Noah had to leave behind unicorns, centaurs, basilisks and many other such animals. (PROSE: Perfect Day)
Behind the scenes
- According to The Brilliant Book 2012[which?], a book that contains non-narrative based information, in River Song's World unicorns were a pest in London, alongside Cyclops and Satyrs.
- In COMIC: A Rose by Any Other Name, when the Tenth Doctor exclaimed "I GOT A CAT!!', among the illustrations in the panel was a unicorn coloured in blue.
