{"id":7731,"date":"2022-09-12T07:42:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T07:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/?p=7731"},"modified":"2026-03-26T21:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:13:09","slug":"%f0%9f%93%96-la-licorne-et-les-serpents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/2022\/09\/12\/%f0%9f%93%96-la-licorne-et-les-serpents\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcd6 La licorne et les serpents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-bordeaux-color has-text-color\"><strong>La pure et blanche licorne est bien s\u00fbr l&#8217;ennemie des serpents, qui s&#8217;enfuient lorsqu&#8217;elle touche de sa corne les eaux empoisonn\u00e9es. Elle s&#8217;entend donc aussi assez mal avec le dragon qui, pour les r\u00e9dacteurs des bestiaires, est un serpent, le plus grand de tous. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1139\" height=\"982\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7680\" data-id=\"7680\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-185r-3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-185r-3.jpg 1139w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-185r-3-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-185r-3-768x662.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-185r-3-348x300.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1139px) 100vw, 1139px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Le dragon \u00e9tait un serpent, et un serpent venimeux. En pointant sa corne dans sa gueule, la licorne, embl\u00e8me de Borso d\u2019Este, neutralise donc le poison de ses ennemis. \n<br \/> <i>Bible de Borso d\u2019Este, <\/i>1461  Mod\u00e8ne, Biblioteca Estense, ms V.G.12, vol 2, fol 185r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1556\" height=\"1212\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7679\" data-id=\"7679\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/3-Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-192r-2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/3-Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-192r-2.jpg 1556w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/3-Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-192r-2-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/3-Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-192r-2-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/3-Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-192r-2-1536x1196.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/3-Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-192r-2-385x300.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1556px) 100vw, 1556px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">La licorne purifiant les eaux, accompagn\u00e9e du cerf, autre ennemi des serpents. Vol 2, fol 185r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"772\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7678\" data-id=\"7678\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-172r-3-772x2048.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-172r-3-772x2048.jpg 772w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-172r-3-113x300.jpg 113w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-172r-3-768x2037.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-172r-3-579x1536.jpg 579w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bible-de-Borso-dEste-vol-2-fol-172r-3.jpg 965w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Vol 2, fol 172r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1332\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7718\" data-id=\"7718\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Durham-Castle-misericord-1-2048x1332.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Durham-Castle-misericord-1-2048x1332.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Durham-Castle-misericord-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Durham-Castle-misericord-1-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Durham-Castle-misericord-1-1536x999.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Durham-Castle-misericord-1-461x300.jpg 461w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">C\u2019est en principe le cerf, et non comme ici la licorne, qui \u00e9crase ou d\u00e9vore le serpent. Mis\u00e9ricorde de la chapelle du ch\u00e2teau de Durham, en Angleterre.  Holmes Garden photos, Alamy.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7715\" data-id=\"7715\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Licorne-vomissant-un-serpent-San-Isidoro-de-Leon-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Licorne-vomissant-un-serpent-San-Isidoro-de-Leon-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Licorne-vomissant-un-serpent-San-Isidoro-de-Leon-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Licorne-vomissant-un-serpent-San-Isidoro-de-Leon-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Licorne avalant un serpent, chapiteau de l\u2019\u00e9glise romane de San Isidoro de Leon. Photo Turol Jones, Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1961\" height=\"949\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7716\" data-id=\"7716\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wawel-tapisserie-3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wawel-tapisserie-3.jpg 1961w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wawel-tapisserie-3-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wawel-tapisserie-3-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wawel-tapisserie-3-1536x743.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wawel-tapisserie-3-500x242.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1961px) 100vw, 1961px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">La licorne, le cerf et les serpents. Tapisserie flamande du XVIe si\u00e8cle, Mus\u00e9e du Wawel, Cracovie.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Voici le r\u00e9cit du voyageur bavarois Hans Schiltberger auquel je fais allusion dans mon livre :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e6f8ea\">Il y avait \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9poque, dans une montagne pr\u00e8s de Rome, un dragon et une licorne qui causaient de grands torts aux voyageurs qui empruntaient les routes. Et personne n&#8217;y pouvait rien. Le pape Sylvestre&#8217; pria alors le roi d&#8217;Arm\u00e9nie, car il \u00e9tait d&#8217;une grande force, de tenter au nom de Dieu de tuer le dragon et la licorne.<br \/>Le roi se mit seul en route pour d\u00e9couvrir o\u00f9 ils avaient leurs repaires. Il arriva juste au moment o\u00f9 ils se mordaient l&#8217;un l&#8217;autre. Il les observa, jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 ce que le dragon prit la fuite. La licorne le chassait hors d&#8217;une grotte dans les rochers. Alors, le dragon se retourna et se mit \u00e0 se d\u00e9fendre contre la licorne. La licorne frappa le dragon avec sa langue, tentant de l&#8217;arracher de son trou. Il saisit la licorne et ils se tir\u00e8rent l&#8217;un l&#8217;autre si fort que la licorne r\u00e9ussit \u00e0 extraire jusqu&#8217;au cou le dragon de sa caverne: aucun des deux ennemis ne voulait l\u00e2cher prise. \u00c0 cet instant, le roi s&#8217;approcha et trancha le cou du dragon. Alors, la licorne, qui tirait avec tant de force, bascula avec la t\u00eate du dragon au bas des rochers. Le roi se pr\u00e9cipita \u00e0 son tour pour l&#8217;achever.<br \/>Puis il s&#8217;en retourna \u00e0 Rome et ordonna que l&#8217;on cherch\u00e2t les t\u00eates; pour le dragon, un char fut \u00e0 peine assez grand. Ainsi, le roi Derthat d\u00e9livra les Romains de ces cr\u00e9atures qui, pour cela, lui rendirent, et tout particuli\u00e8rement le Saint-P\u00e8re, de tr\u00e8s grands honneurs.<br \/><br \/>\u2014 Johann Schiltberger, <em>R\u00e9cit de voyage<\/em>, XVe si\u00e8cle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1189\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7706\" data-id=\"7706\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Licorne-combattant-un-dragon-livre-dheures-de-Jean-de-Montauban-vers-1450-Bibliotheque-de-Rennes-ms-1834-fol-120v-1-2048x1189.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Licorne-combattant-un-dragon-livre-dheures-de-Jean-de-Montauban-vers-1450-Bibliotheque-de-Rennes-ms-1834-fol-120v-1-2048x1189.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Licorne-combattant-un-dragon-livre-dheures-de-Jean-de-Montauban-vers-1450-Bibliotheque-de-Rennes-ms-1834-fol-120v-1-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Licorne-combattant-un-dragon-livre-dheures-de-Jean-de-Montauban-vers-1450-Bibliotheque-de-Rennes-ms-1834-fol-120v-1-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Licorne-combattant-un-dragon-livre-dheures-de-Jean-de-Montauban-vers-1450-Bibliotheque-de-Rennes-ms-1834-fol-120v-1-1536x892.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Licorne-combattant-un-dragon-livre-dheures-de-Jean-de-Montauban-vers-1450-Bibliotheque-de-Rennes-ms-1834-fol-120v-1-500x290.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Licorne combattant un dragon. Livre d&#8217;heures de Jean de Montauban, Biblioth\u00e8que de Rennes, ms 1834, fol 120v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"345\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7708\" data-id=\"7708\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/HM-1048-fol-22r-dragon-licorne-breviaire-1439-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/HM-1048-fol-22r-dragon-licorne-breviaire-1439-1.jpg 969w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/HM-1048-fol-22r-dragon-licorne-breviaire-1439-1-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/HM-1048-fol-22r-dragon-licorne-breviaire-1439-1-768x273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/HM-1048-fol-22r-dragon-licorne-breviaire-1439-1-500x178.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Br\u00e9viaire, 1439. Huntington Library, ms HM 1048, fol 22r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1792\" height=\"850\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7710\" data-id=\"7710\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ljubliana-ms-2-fol-2r-Saint-Augustin-de-Civitate-Dei-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ljubliana-ms-2-fol-2r-Saint-Augustin-de-Civitate-Dei-1.jpg 1792w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ljubliana-ms-2-fol-2r-Saint-Augustin-de-Civitate-Dei-1-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ljubliana-ms-2-fol-2r-Saint-Augustin-de-Civitate-Dei-1-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ljubliana-ms-2-fol-2r-Saint-Augustin-de-Civitate-Dei-1-1536x729.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ljubliana-ms-2-fol-2r-Saint-Augustin-de-Civitate-Dei-1-500x237.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Saint Augstin, <i>De Civitate Dei<\/i>, 1347. Biblioth\u00e8que de Ljubljana, ms 2, fol 2r.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8072\" data-id=\"8072\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Fresque-San-Benedetto-Po-photo-Erika-Gabanyi-2-2048x1093.jpg\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">La licorne fait face au dragon sur le pavement en mosa\u00efque du XIIIe si\u00e8cle  de l&#8217;Abbaye de San Benedetto Po, en Lombardie. Photo Erika Gabanyi.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1621\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7700\" data-id=\"7700\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Hans-Schiltberger-Reisebuch-Augsburg-1476-Lindwurm-vnd-einhiren-1-2048x1621.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Hans-Schiltberger-Reisebuch-Augsburg-1476-Lindwurm-vnd-einhiren-1-2048x1621.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Hans-Schiltberger-Reisebuch-Augsburg-1476-Lindwurm-vnd-einhiren-1-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Hans-Schiltberger-Reisebuch-Augsburg-1476-Lindwurm-vnd-einhiren-1-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Hans-Schiltberger-Reisebuch-Augsburg-1476-Lindwurm-vnd-einhiren-1-1536x1216.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Hans-Schiltberger-Reisebuch-Augsburg-1476-Lindwurm-vnd-einhiren-1-379x300.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Hans Schiltberger, <i>Reisebuch<\/i>, 1476.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1669\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7713\" data-id=\"7713\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Roelandt-Savery-vers-1600-1-2048x1669.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Roelandt-Savery-vers-1600-1-2048x1669.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Roelandt-Savery-vers-1600-1-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Roelandt-Savery-vers-1600-1-768x626.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Roelandt-Savery-vers-1600-1-1536x1252.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Roelandt-Savery-vers-1600-1-368x300.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\"><i>Combat d&#8217;animaux avec griffon, dragon et licorne<\/i> tableau de l&#8217;entourage de Roelandt Savery, circa 1600.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"566\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7702\" data-id=\"7702\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Sabliere-de-leglise-Notre-Dame-de-Graces-photo-Jean-Yves-Cordier-1-2048x566.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Sabliere-de-leglise-Notre-Dame-de-Graces-photo-Jean-Yves-Cordier-1-2048x566.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Sabliere-de-leglise-Notre-Dame-de-Graces-photo-Jean-Yves-Cordier-1-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Sabliere-de-leglise-Notre-Dame-de-Graces-photo-Jean-Yves-Cordier-1-768x212.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Sabliere-de-leglise-Notre-Dame-de-Graces-photo-Jean-Yves-Cordier-1-1536x424.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Sabliere-de-leglise-Notre-Dame-de-Graces-photo-Jean-Yves-Cordier-1-500x138.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sabli\u00e8re de l&#8217;\u00e9glise Notre-Dame de Graces, XVIe si\u00e8cle. Photo Jean-Yves Cordier.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1385\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7701\" data-id=\"7701\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carte-postale-cathedrale-de-Nevers-1-2048x1385.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carte-postale-cathedrale-de-Nevers-1-2048x1385.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carte-postale-cathedrale-de-Nevers-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carte-postale-cathedrale-de-Nevers-1-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carte-postale-cathedrale-de-Nevers-1-1536x1039.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carte-postale-cathedrale-de-Nevers-1-444x300.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cath\u00e9drale de Nevers.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7711\" data-id=\"7711\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Licorne-contre-Dragon-ou-basilisc-Chateau-des-chevaliers-teutoniques-Malbork-photo-Rex-Harris-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Licorne-contre-Dragon-ou-basilisc-Chateau-des-chevaliers-teutoniques-Malbork-photo-Rex-Harris-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Licorne-contre-Dragon-ou-basilisc-Chateau-des-chevaliers-teutoniques-Malbork-photo-Rex-Harris-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Licorne-contre-Dragon-ou-basilisc-Chateau-des-chevaliers-teutoniques-Malbork-photo-Rex-Harris-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Licorne-contre-Dragon-ou-basilisc-Chateau-des-chevaliers-teutoniques-Malbork-photo-Rex-Harris-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\"><i>La licorne affront un dragon ou basilisc. <\/i>Chateau de Malbork. Photo Rex Harris, Flickr.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1494\" height=\"1190\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7707\" data-id=\"7707\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Entree-du-parc-de-Sceaux-Jean-Baptiste-Theodon-Licorne-combattant-un-dragon-1685-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Entree-du-parc-de-Sceaux-Jean-Baptiste-Theodon-Licorne-combattant-un-dragon-1685-1.jpg 1494w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Entree-du-parc-de-Sceaux-Jean-Baptiste-Theodon-Licorne-combattant-un-dragon-1685-1-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Entree-du-parc-de-Sceaux-Jean-Baptiste-Theodon-Licorne-combattant-un-dragon-1685-1-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Entree-du-parc-de-Sceaux-Jean-Baptiste-Theodon-Licorne-combattant-un-dragon-1685-1-377x300.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1494px) 100vw, 1494px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sculpture de Jean-Baptiste Theodon \u00e0 l&#8217;entr\u00e9e du parc de Sceaux. 1685.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1524\" height=\"1980\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7709\" data-id=\"7709\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Saint-George-tue-le-dragon-vers-1490-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Saint-George-tue-le-dragon-vers-1490-1.png 1524w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Saint-George-tue-le-dragon-vers-1490-1-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Saint-George-tue-le-dragon-vers-1490-1-768x998.png 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Saint-George-tue-le-dragon-vers-1490-1-1182x1536.png 1182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1524px) 100vw, 1524px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Saint Georges tue le dragon, circa 1490.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1362\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7732\" data-id=\"7732\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/14-Stockholm_Storkyrkan-photo-Tuomas-Vitikainen-1362x2048.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/14-Stockholm_Storkyrkan-photo-Tuomas-Vitikainen-1362x2048.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/14-Stockholm_Storkyrkan-photo-Tuomas-Vitikainen-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/14-Stockholm_Storkyrkan-photo-Tuomas-Vitikainen-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/14-Stockholm_Storkyrkan-photo-Tuomas-Vitikainen-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/14-Stockholm_Storkyrkan-photo-Tuomas-Vitikainen.jpg 1703w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1362px) 100vw, 1362px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Saint Georges contre le dragon, 1489.\nCath\u00e9drale de Stockholm.<br \/>Photo Tuomas Vitkainen, Wikimedia Commons.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1850\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7699\" data-id=\"7699\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Champeaux_Saint-Martin_Fenster_26-1-2048x1850.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Champeaux_Saint-Martin_Fenster_26-1-2048x1850.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Champeaux_Saint-Martin_Fenster_26-1-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Champeaux_Saint-Martin_Fenster_26-1-768x694.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Champeaux_Saint-Martin_Fenster_26-1-1536x1388.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Champeaux_Saint-Martin_Fenster_26-1-332x300.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Vitrail du XVIe si\u00e8cle. \u00c9glise Saint-Martin de Champeaux.\nCe n&#8217;est pas vraiment une licorne que monte Saint Georges, mais il y a de \u00e7a.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7714\" data-id=\"7714\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Legendary-tales-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Legendary-tales-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Legendary-tales-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Legendary-tales-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Legendary-tales-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Un album de m\u00e9tal symphonique, pas particuli\u00e8rement subtil, qui montre bien qu\u2019aujourd\u2019hui, le dragon est bien devenu l\u2019ennemi arch\u00e9typal de licorne.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7703\" data-id=\"7703\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Krakow_-_-parada_smokow-_-_panoramio-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Krakow_-_-parada_smokow-_-_panoramio-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Krakow_-_-parada_smokow-_-_panoramio-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Krakow_-_-parada_smokow-_-_panoramio-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Krakow_-_-parada_smokow-_-_panoramio-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Krakow_-_-parada_smokow-_-_panoramio-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Il n\u2019y a pas de licorne dans la l\u00e9gende du dragon de Cracovie, histoire tr\u00e8s classique de monstre qui terrorise la r\u00e9gion et auquel on offre des jeunes filles en sacrifice, jusqu\u2019\u00e0 ce qu\u2019un jeune cordonnier trouve le moyen de tuer la b\u00eate, mais il y en a une dans le d\u00e9fil\u00e9 des f\u00eates de la ville.  Photo Andrzej Harassek, Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1067\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7687\" data-id=\"7687\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bodleian-ms-Bodl-764-fol-17v-1-2048x1067.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bodleian-ms-Bodl-764-fol-17v-1-2048x1067.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bodleian-ms-Bodl-764-fol-17v-1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bodleian-ms-Bodl-764-fol-17v-1-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bodleian-ms-Bodl-764-fol-17v-1-1536x800.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Bodleian-ms-Bodl-764-fol-17v-1-500x261.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Bestiaire, circa 1250. Oxford, Bodleian Library, ms Bodl 764, fol 17v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1332\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7685\" data-id=\"7685\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Harley-ms-4751-fol-12r-Cerf-et-serpent-1-1-2048x1332.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Harley-ms-4751-fol-12r-Cerf-et-serpent-1-1-2048x1332.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Harley-ms-4751-fol-12r-Cerf-et-serpent-1-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Harley-ms-4751-fol-12r-Cerf-et-serpent-1-1-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Harley-ms-4751-fol-12r-Cerf-et-serpent-1-1-1536x999.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Harley-ms-4751-fol-12r-Cerf-et-serpent-1-1-461x300.jpg 461w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Bestiaire, fin du XIIIe si\u00e8cle. British Library, Harley ms 4751, fol 12r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"596\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7686\" data-id=\"7686\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Add-ms-24686-fol-12r-Alphonso-Psalter-1-2048x596.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Add-ms-24686-fol-12r-Alphonso-Psalter-1-2048x596.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Add-ms-24686-fol-12r-Alphonso-Psalter-1-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Add-ms-24686-fol-12r-Alphonso-Psalter-1-768x224.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Add-ms-24686-fol-12r-Alphonso-Psalter-1-1536x447.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Add-ms-24686-fol-12r-Alphonso-Psalter-1-500x146.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Un cerf face \u00e0 un tr\u00e8s gros serpent, Alphonso Psalter, circa 1300 British Library, ms Add 24686, fol 12r. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7682\" data-id=\"7682\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Letrine-Cerf-Q-Psautier-de-St-Alban-e\u0301glise-St-Godehard-Hildesheim-1-1.jpg\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Initiale Q. Psautier de Saint Alban, Eglise Saint-Godehard d&#8217;Hildesheim.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1558\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7681\" data-id=\"7681\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Tubingen-Mc-365-p-5-Hughes-de-Saint-Victor-Bestiaire-provencal-XIIIe-1-1558x2048.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Tubingen-Mc-365-p-5-Hughes-de-Saint-Victor-Bestiaire-provencal-XIIIe-1-1558x2048.jpg 1558w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Tubingen-Mc-365-p-5-Hughes-de-Saint-Victor-Bestiaire-provencal-XIIIe-1-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Tubingen-Mc-365-p-5-Hughes-de-Saint-Victor-Bestiaire-provencal-XIIIe-1-768x1009.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Tubingen-Mc-365-p-5-Hughes-de-Saint-Victor-Bestiaire-provencal-XIIIe-1-1169x1536.jpg 1169w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Tubingen-Mc-365-p-5-Hughes-de-Saint-Victor-Bestiaire-provencal-XIIIe-1.jpg 1948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1558px) 100vw, 1558px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Bestiaire proven\u00e7al, XIIIe si\u00e8cle. T\u00fcbingen, ms 365, p.5.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1606\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7683\" data-id=\"7683\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Le-Mans-ms-688-fol-37r-Livre-dheures-vers-1440-1-2048x1606.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Le-Mans-ms-688-fol-37r-Livre-dheures-vers-1440-1-2048x1606.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Le-Mans-ms-688-fol-37r-Livre-dheures-vers-1440-1-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Le-Mans-ms-688-fol-37r-Livre-dheures-vers-1440-1-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Le-Mans-ms-688-fol-37r-Livre-dheures-vers-1440-1-1536x1205.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Le-Mans-ms-688-fol-37r-Livre-dheures-vers-1440-1-382x300.jpg 382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Le cerf et la licorne. Livre d&#8217;heures, circa 1440. Biblioth\u00e8que du Mans, ms 688, fol 37r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ce chapitre \u00e9tait un peu trop long pour mon livre. Si j&#8217;ai conserv\u00e9 le passage consacr\u00e9 au cerf, fid\u00e8le alli\u00e9 de la licorne dans sa lutte contre les serpents, j&#8217;ai d\u00fb retirer une plus longue digression faisant la liste des autres adversaires du dragon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1607\" height=\"888\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7693\" data-id=\"7693\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-0.2.14-fol-60r-Dragon-et-elephant-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-0.2.14-fol-60r-Dragon-et-elephant-1.jpg 1607w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-0.2.14-fol-60r-Dragon-et-elephant-1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-0.2.14-fol-60r-Dragon-et-elephant-1-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-0.2.14-fol-60r-Dragon-et-elephant-1-1536x849.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-0.2.14-fol-60r-Dragon-et-elephant-1-500x276.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1607px) 100vw, 1607px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">L\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9phant tente de se d\u00e9fendre en marchant sur la queue du dragon, qui n\u2019a pas l\u2019air d\u2019appr\u00e9cier.<br \/>\nCambridge, Trinity College, ms O.2.14, fol 60r\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"653\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7692\" data-id=\"7692\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BN-ms-fr-25566-fol-96v-Richard-de-Fournival-Bestiaire-damour-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BN-ms-fr-25566-fol-96v-Richard-de-Fournival-Bestiaire-damour-1.jpg 717w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BN-ms-fr-25566-fol-96v-Richard-de-Fournival-Bestiaire-damour-1-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BN-ms-fr-25566-fol-96v-Richard-de-Fournival-Bestiaire-damour-1-329x300.jpg 329w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Richard de Fournival, <i>Bestiaire d&#8217;amour<\/i>, circa 1300. BNF, ms fr 25566, fol 96v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1943\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7691\" data-id=\"7691\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Royal-ms-12-C-XIX-fol-62r-dragon-et-elephant-1-2048x1943.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Royal-ms-12-C-XIX-fol-62r-dragon-et-elephant-1-2048x1943.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Royal-ms-12-C-XIX-fol-62r-dragon-et-elephant-1-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Royal-ms-12-C-XIX-fol-62r-dragon-et-elephant-1-768x729.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Royal-ms-12-C-XIX-fol-62r-dragon-et-elephant-1-1536x1457.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Royal-ms-12-C-XIX-fol-62r-dragon-et-elephant-1-316x300.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Bestiaire anglais du XIIIe si\u00e8cle. British Library, Royal ms 12 C XIX, fol 62r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1818\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7688\" data-id=\"7688\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Harley-ms-4751-fol-58v-Elephant-1-2048x1818.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Harley-ms-4751-fol-58v-Elephant-1-2048x1818.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Harley-ms-4751-fol-58v-Elephant-1-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Harley-ms-4751-fol-58v-Elephant-1-768x682.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Harley-ms-4751-fol-58v-Elephant-1-1536x1364.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Harley-ms-4751-fol-58v-Elephant-1-338x300.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Bestiaire anglais du XIIIe si\u00e8cle. British Library, Harley ms 4751, fol 58v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1378\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7689\" data-id=\"7689\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Aberdeen-ms-24-fol-65v-Dragon-et-elephant-1-2048x1378.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Aberdeen-ms-24-fol-65v-Dragon-et-elephant-1-2048x1378.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Aberdeen-ms-24-fol-65v-Dragon-et-elephant-1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Aberdeen-ms-24-fol-65v-Dragon-et-elephant-1-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Aberdeen-ms-24-fol-65v-Dragon-et-elephant-1-1536x1034.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Aberdeen-ms-24-fol-65v-Dragon-et-elephant-1-446x300.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Bestiaire anglais du XIIe si\u00e8cle. Aberdeen University, ms 14, fol 65v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1164\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7690\" data-id=\"7690\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Add-ms-11390-Jacob-van-Merlant-Elephant-Dragon-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Add-ms-11390-Jacob-van-Merlant-Elephant-Dragon-1.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Add-ms-11390-Jacob-van-Merlant-Elephant-Dragon-1-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Add-ms-11390-Jacob-van-Merlant-Elephant-Dragon-1-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Add-ms-11390-Jacob-van-Merlant-Elephant-Dragon-1-1536x894.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BL-Add-ms-11390-Jacob-van-Merlant-Elephant-Dragon-1-500x291.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Jacob van Maerlant, <i>Der Naturen Bloeme,<\/i> circa 1320.\nBritish Library, Add ms 11390.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Le premier ennemi du dragon, dans le bestiaire m\u00e9di\u00e9val, n&#8217;\u00e9tait en effet pas la licorne mais l&#8217;\u00e9l\u00e9phant, le cerf ne s&#8217;attaquant le plus souvent qu&#8217;aux petits serpents qu&#8217;il \u00e9tait en mesure d&#8217;avaler. D\u00e9j\u00e0 perdant dans ses combats contre la licorne et les souris, l\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9phant est r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement vaincu par le dragon. \u00ab&nbsp;Le dragon est le plus grand de tous les animaux terrestres [\u2026] Souvent arrach\u00e9 aux grottes, il est emport\u00e9 dans les airs, et l\u2019air en est troubl\u00e9. Il a une cr\u00eate, une petite gueule et d\u2019\u00e9troits conduits par lesquels il respire et sort sa langue. Sa force r\u00e9side, non dans ses dents, mais dans sa queue, et c\u2019est moins sa gueule que ses coups qui sont nuisibles. Il n\u2019est pas venimeux et n\u2019a pas besoin, dit-on, de venin pour causer la mort, car il tue par son \u00e9treinte. Le corps \u00e9norme de l\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9phant ne l\u2019en prot\u00e8ge pas. En effet, cach\u00e9 au bord des pistes habituellement suivies par les \u00e9l\u00e9phants, il lie leurs pattes de ses n\u0153uds et les tue en les \u00e9touffant. Il na\u00eet en \u00c9thiopie et dans l\u2019Inde, en pleine fournaise d\u2019une chaleur ininterrompue<a id=\"_ftnref1\" href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a>\u00bb. En Inde et en \u00c9thiopie, bien s\u00fbr, comme les licornes, m\u00eame si la pr\u00e9sence de dragons dans les Alpes suisses est r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement rappel\u00e9e par les auteurs locaux. La lecture all\u00e9gorique est assez jolie, l\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9phant est l\u2019homme na\u00eff et sentimental qui se fait, au sens propre comme au figur\u00e9, embobiner par le mal\u00e9fique dragon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1450\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7723\" data-id=\"7723\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BN-ms-fr-14969-fol-38r-Bestiaire-de-Guillaume-le-Clerc-XIIIe--2048x1450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BN-ms-fr-14969-fol-38r-Bestiaire-de-Guillaume-le-Clerc-XIIIe--2048x1450.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BN-ms-fr-14969-fol-38r-Bestiaire-de-Guillaume-le-Clerc-XIIIe--300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BN-ms-fr-14969-fol-38r-Bestiaire-de-Guillaume-le-Clerc-XIIIe--768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BN-ms-fr-14969-fol-38r-Bestiaire-de-Guillaume-le-Clerc-XIIIe--1536x1088.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BN-ms-fr-14969-fol-38r-Bestiaire-de-Guillaume-le-Clerc-XIIIe--424x300.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">La licorne bleue se trouve juste derri\u00e8re le lion. Bestiaire de Guillaume le Clerc, XIIIe si\u00e8cle. BNF, ms fr 14969, fol 38r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1001\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7719\" data-id=\"7719\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Aberdeen-ms-24-fol-9r-Panthere-1-2048x1001.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Aberdeen-ms-24-fol-9r-Panthere-1-2048x1001.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Aberdeen-ms-24-fol-9r-Panthere-1-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Aberdeen-ms-24-fol-9r-Panthere-1-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Aberdeen-ms-24-fol-9r-Panthere-1-1536x751.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Aberdeen-ms-24-fol-9r-Panthere-1-500x244.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Bestiaire anglais du XIIIe si\u00e8cle. Aberdeen University, ms 14, fol 9r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1674\" height=\"927\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7720\" data-id=\"7720\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-0.2.14-fol-50r-panthe\u0300re-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-0.2.14-fol-50r-panthe\u0300re-1.jpg 1674w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-0.2.14-fol-50r-panthe\u0300re-1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-0.2.14-fol-50r-panthe\u0300re-1-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-0.2.14-fol-50r-panthe\u0300re-1-1536x851.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-0.2.14-fol-50r-panthe\u0300re-1-500x277.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1674px) 100vw, 1674px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Parmi les animaux sauv\u00e9s par la panth\u00e8se, on reconnait le griffon, mais pas la licorne. Bestiaire anglais du XIVe si\u00e8cle. Cambridge, Trinity College, ms O.2.14, fol 50r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"578\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7734\" data-id=\"7734\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/C-Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B11-22-fol-28v-2048x578.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/C-Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B11-22-fol-28v-2048x578.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/C-Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B11-22-fol-28v-300x85.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/C-Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B11-22-fol-28v-768x217.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/C-Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B11-22-fol-28v-1536x434.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/C-Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B11-22-fol-28v-500x141.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ici, la licorne est l&#8217;un des animaux sauvages accompagnant la panth\u00e8re. <br \/>Cambridge, Trinity College, ms B11 22, fol 28v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1562\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7721\" data-id=\"7721\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Paul-Getty-Museum-ms-Ludwig-XV-3-fol-88-1-2048x1562.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Paul-Getty-Museum-ms-Ludwig-XV-3-fol-88-1-2048x1562.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Paul-Getty-Museum-ms-Ludwig-XV-3-fol-88-1-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Paul-Getty-Museum-ms-Ludwig-XV-3-fol-88-1-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Paul-Getty-Museum-ms-Ludwig-XV-3-fol-88-1-1536x1172.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Paul-Getty-Museum-ms-Ludwig-XV-3-fol-88-1-393x300.jpg 393w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Bestiaire anglais, circa 1270. Los Angeles, Paul Getty Museum, ms Ludwig XV.3, fol 88r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1166\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7722\" data-id=\"7722\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Corpus-Christi-College-ms-053-fol-206r-Hydre-vs-Crocodile-1-1-2048x1166.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Corpus-Christi-College-ms-053-fol-206r-Hydre-vs-Crocodile-1-1-2048x1166.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Corpus-Christi-College-ms-053-fol-206r-Hydre-vs-Crocodile-1-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Corpus-Christi-College-ms-053-fol-206r-Hydre-vs-Crocodile-1-1-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Corpus-Christi-College-ms-053-fol-206r-Hydre-vs-Crocodile-1-1-1536x875.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Cambridge-Corpus-Christi-College-ms-053-fol-206r-Hydre-vs-Crocodile-1-1-500x285.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Attention, cette sc\u00e8ne ne repr\u00e9sente pas la combat de la panth\u00e8re et du dragon. Les deux adversaires sont ici l&#8217;hydre et le crocodile.<br \/>\nCambridge, Corpus Christi College, ms 053, fol 206r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Le dragon \u00e9tait en revanche impuissant face \u00e0 la panth\u00e8re. Ce gros chat qui fait des sommes de trois jours, le temps qui s\u2019\u00e9coula entre la mort du Christ et sa r\u00e9surrection, est l\u2019ami de tous les animaux. Son haleine parfum\u00e9e les attire comme la parole du Christ rassemble les fid\u00e8les. Seul le diabolique dragon au souffle enflamm\u00e9 et puant, ne supportant ni la voix, ni le parfum de la douce panth\u00e8re aux multiples couleurs, s\u2019enfuit \u00e0 son approche et se r\u00e9fugie dans une grotte. Faisant fuir le grand serpent, la panth\u00e8re joue ici un peu le m\u00eame r\u00f4le que la licorne qui trempe sa corne dans les eaux empoisonn\u00e9es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1979\" height=\"1085\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7712\" data-id=\"7712\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Dialogus-creaturarum-moralisatus-jucundus-fabulis-plenus-1480-De-leopardo-et-unicorni-qui-pugnabant-cum-dracone-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Dialogus-creaturarum-moralisatus-jucundus-fabulis-plenus-1480-De-leopardo-et-unicorni-qui-pugnabant-cum-dracone-1.jpg 1979w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Dialogus-creaturarum-moralisatus-jucundus-fabulis-plenus-1480-De-leopardo-et-unicorni-qui-pugnabant-cum-dracone-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Dialogus-creaturarum-moralisatus-jucundus-fabulis-plenus-1480-De-leopardo-et-unicorni-qui-pugnabant-cum-dracone-1-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Dialogus-creaturarum-moralisatus-jucundus-fabulis-plenus-1480-De-leopardo-et-unicorni-qui-pugnabant-cum-dracone-1-1536x842.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Dialogus-creaturarum-moralisatus-jucundus-fabulis-plenus-1480-De-leopardo-et-unicorni-qui-pugnabant-cum-dracone-1-500x274.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1979px) 100vw, 1979px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Le l\u00e9opard et la licorne combattent le dragon. <i>Dialogus creaturarum moralisatus<\/i>, 1480.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1910\" height=\"1755\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6298\" data-id=\"6298\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1480-OONB-cod-2572-fol-131v-Marino-de-Maineri-Dialogue-de-creatures-vers-1480.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1480-OONB-cod-2572-fol-131v-Marino-de-Maineri-Dialogue-de-creatures-vers-1480.jpg 1910w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1480-OONB-cod-2572-fol-131v-Marino-de-Maineri-Dialogue-de-creatures-vers-1480-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1480-OONB-cod-2572-fol-131v-Marino-de-Maineri-Dialogue-de-creatures-vers-1480-768x706.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1480-OONB-cod-2572-fol-131v-Marino-de-Maineri-Dialogue-de-creatures-vers-1480-1536x1411.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1480-OONB-cod-2572-fol-131v-Marino-de-Maineri-Dialogue-de-creatures-vers-1480-326x300.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1910px) 100vw, 1910px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marino de Maineri, <i>Dialogue de cr\u00e9atures,<\/i>, circa 1480. Vienne, \u00d6NB, cod 2572, fol 131v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7216\" data-id=\"7216\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Isola-Bella-Photo-Faun070-Flickr-1-2048x1536.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Isola-Bella-Photo-Faun070-Flickr-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Isola-Bella-Photo-Faun070-Flickr-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Isola-Bella-Photo-Faun070-Flickr-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Isola-Bella-Photo-Faun070-Flickr-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Isola-Bella-Photo-Faun070-Flickr-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">La licorne attaqu\u00e9e par des fauves.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Le l\u00e9opard, cousin de la panth\u00e8re est issu du croisement \u2013 c\u2019est \u00e9vident \u2013 entre un lion et un pard. Dans une fable d\u2019Esope, ou du moins passant pour telle \u00e0 la fin du Moyen \u00c2ge, le l\u00e9opard va chercher l\u2019aide de la licorne pour attaquer le dragon \u2013 et cette fois, le reptile est vainqueur. Sur l\u2019une des tapisseries du palais des Borrom\u00e9e, \u00e0 Isola Bella sur le lac Majeur, il ne faut pas moins de deux lions, un l\u00e9opard et un dragon pour venir \u00e0 bout de la licorne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Au fait, le dragon est un serpent, mais un serpent \u00e0 pattes. En a-t-il deux ou quatre&nbsp;? En h\u00e9raldique, il est bip\u00e8de quand il rampe, quadrup\u00e8de quand il passe. Les r\u00e9dacteurs des bestiaires ne se sont pas pos\u00e9 la question, et les enlumineurs faisaient donc un peu ce qu\u2019ils voulaient, quelques-uns montant m\u00eame parfois jusqu\u2019\u00e0 six pattes.<em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Isidore de S\u00e9ville, <em>Etymologies<\/em>, livre XII.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La pure et blanche licorne est bien s\u00fbr l&#8217;ennemie des serpents, qui s&#8217;enfuient lorsqu&#8217;elle touche de sa corne les eaux empoisonn\u00e9es. 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