It seems that not only was Hildegard von Bingen, 12th century abbess of cloisters Rupertsberg and Eibingen near Bingen at the Rhine very knowledgeable concerning herbs – she also had the coolest pets available at that time!
![Hildegard and her friends, the dwarf-lion-dragon and of course the unicorn!](https://www.petersch.at/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Hildegard_Bingen-1024x717.jpg)
It seems that not only was Hildegard von Bingen, 12th century abbess of cloisters Rupertsberg and Eibingen near Bingen at the Rhine very knowledgeable concerning herbs – she also had the coolest pets available at that time!