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I am sure some of them never saw an Elephant, but Elephants did exist in Europe. Charlemagne was famously given one. Louis IX gave Henry III one for the Tower o
by teruakohatu 4y ago
I am sure some of them never saw an Elephant, but Elephants did exist in Europe. Charlemagne was famously given one. Louis IX gave Henry III one for the Tower of London which they managed to kill by feeding it too much wine.
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- jaclaz 4y agoBut that a few kings in Europe were given an elephant means that very likely a live elephant was like the most precious (and rare) gift in the world.