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Olifant (an alternate spelling of the word elephant) was the name applied in the Middle Ages to ivory hunting horns made from elephants’tusks. 
One of the most famous olifants belonged to the legendary Frankish knight Roland, protagonist of The Song of Roland.
image: Olifant from the Aachen Cathedral
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Olifant (an alternate spelling of the word elephant) was the name applied in the Middle Ages to ivory hunting horns made from elephants’tusks.

One of the most famous olifants belonged to the legendary Frankish knight Roland, protagonist of The Song of Roland.

image: Olifant from the Aachen Cathedral

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    (Just so you know, Oliphan is also the French name of Mumakils in the LOTR…)
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