Tomo - I think its simply that the unicorn isn't widely recognised as a symbol of the country and there is no emotional attachment to it among Scots. Grown-up ones anyway - I have a young daughter as well
. If yours is getting into her reading I can recommend the Phoebe and her Unicorn comic books
The national football team and a good number of professional sides, including the one I support
, use the lion rampant and you can find stags and thistles on the badges of other teams. No unicorns though. Scottish Rugby Union uses the thistle. The saltire and its colours are ubiquitous, including the emblem of the Church of Scotland (along with a burning bush) and the celtic cross would appeal to a lot of religious folk as well. Thistles, stags, St Andrew and the like can be found on regimental badges and there is obviously a strong emotional bond there. Coos are cute, Celtic and Pictish work appeals to people who see biscuit tin imagery as twee and those into the whole pan-Celtic thing. Tartan itself is a big signifier of Scottishness everywhere. Unicorns only really crop up as part of the Royal arms, on some clan badges or as ornamentation on architecture. If you're going to choose a symbol to display as part of your Scottish identity then for most folk a unicorn would be a long way down the list
.
To be honest I reckon most Scots aren't aware of what their national animal is
- how many on xmarks could honestly say they associate unicorns with Scotland?
Regards, EEM.
Originally Posted by Micrographia
Tomo - I think its simply that the unicorn isn't widely recognised as a symbol of the country and there is no emotional attachment to it among Scots. Grown-up ones anyway - I have a young daughter as well
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