Case file · Folklore / legend
The 'unicorn lair' of Pyongyang
In November 2012 the KCNA said archaeologists had 'reconfirmed' the lair of King Dongmyeong's kirin near Moran Hill, and world media reported a unicorn find.
2012 CE · 39.04, 125.76 · status: explained
The account
The site, Kiringul, is a cave marked by a Goryeo-era carved rock 200 m from Yongmyong temple. The point was propaganda: proof that Pyongyang was an ancient capital.
The sceptical view
A mistranslation of a traditional place name, not a claim that unicorns existed.