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Ridiculous History

The Vikings Made a Fortune in the 'Unicorn' Trade

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

History, Society & Culture

4.34.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Nowadays, experts and equestrians alike largely agree: unicorns are creatures of myth. But, not too long ago, the wealthiest people in Europe would pay top dollar for everything from powdered 'unicorn' dust, to fragments or full specimens of 'unicorn' horn, convinced these supernatural relics had curative powers, capable of saving them from poison. So what was really going on here? Join the guys as they delve into the strange story of the unicorn trade, bust some Viking myths and shoutout the excellent, underrated film The Last Unicorn (Ben here: I swear it still holds up).

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0:24.4

And there were these hints of a much bigger conspiracy.

0:30.8

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0:37.5

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1:54.4

Welcome to the show, Ridiculous Historians. Thank you as always for tuning in. It's a lovely day here

2:15.4

in Atlanta, Georgia. The Ridiculous History crew is pretty excited for a number of reasons,

2:23.2

but one, just a gently brag about ourselves here, guys. We're actually, temporarily, somewhat,

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