Cluny Unicorn Tapestry Orkney The series was sold for

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such a talisman would fetch any price and was avidly sought after by kings and noblemen to protect them from the death by poisoning frequent in the Middle Ages

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Cluny Unicorn Tapestry Orkney The series was sold forThe unicorn was fabled for its beautiful shape, its great agility and its virtue which is depicted beautifully in the Jacquard woven Cluny Unicorn Tapestry. For this reason, the unicorn was invisible to all but virgins. Rare and reputedly elusive, the animal was greatly in demand since its horn was supposed to have the marvelous power of counteracting poison. Wine which had been poisoned became harmless if drunk from a unicorn's horn; knife handles