Scottish Unicorn, Governor's Palace Gate - Williamsburg, VA - Epic Beings and Creatures on Waymarking.com

In Williamsburg, VA, at the Governor's Palace within Colonial Williamsburg is a gate in front of the palace that has a lion on one gate post, and a unicorn on the other gate post.

This unicorn is made of stone. The unicorn is sitting on its rear legs, with its front legs draping over a structure that appears to be a ragged parchment that bears the royal symbol.

The Great Britain, now known as the United Kingdom, has used the lion and the unicorn as symbols for England and Scotland, respectively. I fine detail in the sculpture is the fact that there is a chain draped on the unicorn. According to legend, a free unicorn is a dangerous animal. Thus, in the coat of arms, the unicorn is chained in place, and the post has a representation of that chain.

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Wikipedia (Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom):
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Time Period: Middle Ages Approximate Date of Epic Period: 12th Century Epic Type: Mythical Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art

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