Forest Unicorns

I do like the Forest Unicorn's.

But i don't like the fact that they look like a Deer or something.

Because the Unicorn has always been a Horse and they have to keep it that way.
Cause that made it a special creature.

I agree with you, - they are very cute, but a unicorn should be a horse

Initially unicorn was more a deer-like or goat-like creature.

Heraldic unicorn or Medieval unicorn is described as having:
- a deer-like body
- slender legs with cloven hooves
- long, lion-like tail
- a goat-like beard

Other incarnations of the unicorn are more or less similar, mostly more or less deer-like looking.

White horse with a horn is a modern "invention", it's my least favourite incarnation of this creature. Unicorn is not a horse, it's completely different creature

Unicorns are my favourite mythical creatures, and recently I started to read more about them. So don't tell me that it should be a horned horse

EDIT: Corrected some mistakes, I was in hurry when I was writing this

srry didn't want to offend you.

Mangalarga wrote:

Initially unicorn was more a deer-like or goat-like creature.

Heraldic unicron or Medieval unicorn is described as having:
- a deer-like body
- slender, clover hooves
- long, lion-like tail

Other incarnations of the unicorn are more or less similar, mostly more or less deer-like looking.

White horse with a horn is a modern "invention", it's my least favourite incarnation of this creature. Unicorn is not a horse, it's completely different creature

Unicorns are my favourite mythical creatures, and recently I started to read more about them. So don't tell me that it should be a horned horse

This is really interesting

Now you mention it, yes, something stirs in my old brain

It is SO wonderful, - there are always an expert about a subject in this forum

Thankyou, Magda

Sartje, I think that Magda is not offended , she is a very sensible person

i already liked the forest unicorns when i first saw the pictures, and with this information i like them even more. i really hope for more different of those creatures and figures, like mermaids, dwarfs and so on...

Loridena wrote:

i already liked the forest unicorns when i first saw the pictures, and with this information i like them even more. i really hope for more different of those creatures and figures, like mermaids, dwarfs and so on...

Hello, Loridena

I think we have not met ? Wellcome to the forum
I hope you get the unicorns, - I also like them more and more as I see them more

Loridena wrote:

i already liked the forest unicorns when i first saw the pictures, and with this information i like them even more. i really hope for more different of those creatures and figures, like mermaids, dwarfs and so on...

Herzlich Willkommen im Forum,Loridena!
Warm welcome to the forum,Loridena!

Nah, it's ok

I don't consider myself an expert, I just read this and that about this topic.
I like to see various interpretations of this creature as long as it isn't just a horse with a horn

I like the idea of those models, but when I look at them I have a feeling that their anatomy isn't quite right (having in mind they are fantasy creatures) - comparing to the way real animals are "constructed", the angle between their neck and back is too close to right angle (about 90 degrees) - for me it looks painful :/

Mangalarga wrote:

Initially unicorn was more a deer-like or goat-like creature.

Heraldic unicorn or Medieval unicorn is described as having:
- a deer-like body
- slender legs with cloven hooves
- long, lion-like tail
- a goat-like beard

Other incarnations of the unicorn are more or less similar, mostly more or less deer-like looking.

White horse with a horn is a modern "invention", it's my least favourite incarnation of this creature. Unicorn is not a horse, it's completely different creature

Unicorns are my favourite mythical creatures, and recently I started to read more about them. So don't tell me that it should be a horned horse

EDIT: Corrected some mistakes, I was in hurry when I was writing this

Was going to say the same ^^ Very well explianed!

I think the name of this goat-like creature is "kirin" or something like that.

Maybe some pictures will make it more clear

Medieval unicorn
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Wildweibchen_mit_Einhorn.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Historiae_animalium_1551_De_Monocerote.jpg/702px-Historiae_animalium_1551_De_Monocerote.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Französischer_Tapisseur_(15._Jahrhundert)_001.jpg/624px-Französischer_Tapisseur_(15._Jahrhundert)_001.jpg

Heraldic unicorn - found in various coat of arms
UK Royal Coat of Arms - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/620px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png

Quilin/Qilin (China)
http://ferrebeekeeper.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/the-quilin.jpg
http://www.sacred-texts.com/earth/mm/img/fig80.jpg

Kirin (Japan) - pretty much the same as Quilin
from Kirin Brewery company Ltd. - http://www.risingsunofnihon.com/wp-content/uploads/older/kirin.beer.jpg
http://www.sacred-texts.com/earth/mm/img/fig82.jpg

Karkadann - so-called Persian unicorn
http://lair2000.net/Unicorn_Dreams/Types_of_Unicorns/Persian/ewwstkrak.gif

Some modern interpretations:

Kirin
anime "12 Kingdoms" - http://images.wikia.com/12kingdoms/images/4/45/Keiki_Kirin_artwork.png

Unicorn
"The Last Unicorn" - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/Last_unicorn.jpg
the "Firebringer" trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce - http://unicorns-of-the-vale.deviantart.com/art/The-Firebringer-Unicorn-93282364 (someone's interpretation of the description from books)

VERY interesting

Thankyou very much, Magda

Very interesting Magda :) Thank You for writing about it and for links

Thanks for these great pictures, magda! i love all of these fantasy figures because there are so many interpretations possible... so the forest unicorn are in my opinion very creative made (the asian bein too) and i like this kind of variations much more than to put just this flower-painting on old, already beautyful models (i do like the bayala unicorns, but it shouldn't be always just new flowers )

Loridena wrote:

Thanks for these great pictures, magda! i love all of these fantasy figures because there are so many interpretations possible... so the forest unicorn are in my opinion very creative made (the asian bein too) and i like this kind of variations much more than to put just this flower-painting on old, already beautyful models (i do like the bayala unicorns, but it shouldn't be always just new flowers )

You are so right, it seemed wrong when nice, "sober" unicorns suddenly develop flowers

There are many variations of unicorns, from different parts of the world and mytologi.

I think everybody have their own ide of how a unicorn should look like. For me, a unicorn is a horse-creature, but not the slender, arabian-like horse.
More like this one, and of course, they dont have to be white, there are also black unicorns, (or at least, in my fantasy world, one black unicorn) I think the more slender type fits pegasuses better
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(maybe a little of topic, sorry for that) I found this pic of a painting my dad did a few years ago of how he imagine a unicorn. he goes more for the arabian-type)
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so far as i can remember what i read in my childhood about unicorns, their are a combination of a horse and a goat, just like most of mystic animals have parts of two or more animals. so these unicorns in my book had a horse like body, but a bit smaller, the horn of course, a beard like the one from a goat, and feet with two toes, not one like usual horses. but at the end its all interpretation of imagination, and its no fixed story, so i always like new views on old things

U-oh, I have some more unicorns but I didn´t uploaded them yet... So here you can see a pair of mine!

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Not really proud of them :/