In Medieval Europe unicorns were kind of a big thing, which is downplaying the hype a great deal. The ancient Europeans used unicorns as a religious symbols; they constantly decorated the walls and windows of cathedrals and even small church buildings with the likeness of the mythical beasts. In addition, the sale of unicorn horns was an incredibly lucrative business at the time (Unicorn Fantasy and Fact). There was even one fisherman who claimed to have found the horn of a sea unicorn and presented it to Queen Elizabeth in order to win favor. However, unicorn horn had many more uses than favor gainers. For instance, royalty had most of their plates, cups, goblets, eating utensils carved out of unicorn horn because they believed it dispelled
