What is a Callifrax?

So, you found your way here. But now what?

What is a "Callifrax"? That does seem to be the most obvious question. And to answer that, a Callifrax is a mythical creature of my own invention, a hybrid between a unicorn and a lion. It symbolizes a true union between Scotland's traditional heraldic symbol of the Unicorn, and England's Lion, which were merged into a single royal coat of arms after King James IV of Scotland became King James I of England. But as you may know, the union has hardly been balanced or amicable since it came into existence. The nursery rhyme "The Lion and the Unicon" is well known throughout the British Commonwealth.

"The lion and the unicorn were fighting for the crown
The lion beat the unicorn all around the town.
Some gave them white bread,
and some gave them brown;
Some gave them plum cake and drummed them out of town."

A Callifrax comes into being when true harmony can be found between the competing Lion and the Unicorn. How and when this might happen is anyone's guess, though I would say it seems as unlikely as a Callifrax ever being born. The problem is that most nations are diverging into their constituent cultural parts, as the world becomes ever more tribalistic.

I invite anyone to sketch the Callifrax from your own imagination and email me your work. Art is the most visual expression of an idea after all.