Medieval thought processes and paradoxes
On virginity
- A virgin bride assures a nobleman that his progeny are his own
- A virgin is valuable because she is untouched and without sin
- Only a virgin can call the unicorn, who has no choice but to respond
On unicorns
- A live unicorn can purify water with his horn
- Powdered horn from a dead unicorn can call the dying back to life
- The unicorn as a symbol of Christ can be venerated or hunted
On Wild Men
- Wild men guard herds of unicorns in the forests of medieval Europe
- Wild men are the remnants of the priests of the old religion
- Wild men are robbers, outcasts and the insane, and deserve death