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ariel · 29th May 2007, 03:18 AM

Thanks for the opinion.
By "unicorn" I meant ( and still do) exactly what you describe: multiple mentions of it but no actual evidence.
here is a South Russian ( or North Caucasian, or Steppe, depending what you want to call the area ) sword: a typical "Kilij"
http://cgi.ebay.com/Medieval-Kyivan-...QQcmdZViewItem
There are quite a lot of similar examples in the museums.

29th May 2007, 03:18 AM	#20
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Thanks for the opinion. By "unicorn" I meant ( and still do) exactly what you describe: multiple mentions of it but no actual evidence. here is a South Russian ( or North Caucasian, or Steppe, depending what you want to call the area ) sword: a typical "Kilij" http://cgi.ebay.com/Medieval-Kyivan-...QQcmdZViewItem There are quite a lot of similar examples in the museums.