For centuries, the tusk of the narwhal has fascinated and baffled. Narwhal tusks, up to 9 feet long, were sold as unicorn horns in ages past, often for many times their weight in gold since they ...

EVER since Europeans began trading the whorled ivory tusk of the narwhal in the 12th century, people have puzzled over its purpose. ... Queen Elizabeth I bought one for £10,000, ...

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has approved a rare royal pardon for an inmate convicted of murder who used a narwhal tusk to help stop a terrorist attack in which two people were killed before the ...

Back in the 1500s, narwhal tusks were collected and sold as “unicorn horns'' to the wealthy, as they were believed to neutralize poison. Even Mary Queen of Scotts had a personal piece of tusk to ...

Queen praises heroes who used a narwhal tusk and fire extinguisher to stop London Bridge attacker. November 30, 2019. ... Queen Elizabeth II, in a statement, praised their bravery.

LONDON — The queen on Saturday led tributes to individual acts of bravery on London Bridge, which included a Polish immigrant helping subdue the British-born terrorist with a 5-foot narwhal tusk ...

Elizabeth I, also of the 16th century, reportedly had several, ... As a knife attack unfolded on Friday, a man rushed to intervene, narwhal tusk in hand.

Darryn Frost used a narwhal tusk to fend off Usman Khan at Fishmongers' Hall in 2019. ... The gallantry awards were signed-off by Queen Elizabeth II a week prior to her death in September, aged 96.

For the first time since the species was discovered in the 16th century, scientists have captured evidence of Narwhals using their tusks to "hit and stun fish" before eating them.

Steve Gallant confronts convicted terrorist Usman Khan with a narwhal tusk on London Bridge in London, United Kingdom, on November 29, 2019. Twitter/Dan Walker 2020-10-18T11:55:02Z ...