The magic carpet or flying carpet as it s often known in the west was brought to western audiences through the stories of 1001 arabian nights.
Arabian nights magic carpet.
There are at least two versions of the tale of king solomon and his magic carpet.
If you know only two things about the arabian nights there ll be the genii and the magic carpets which are ordinary rugs until a magic spell turns them into the greatest method of escape.
Whoever sitteth on this carpet and willeth in thought to be taken up and set down upon other site will in the twinkling of an eye be borne thither be.
14 count 52 43x111 94cm 20 64 x.
Here is flying carpet from arabian nights on the super nintendo.
This carpet is described as follows.
289 x 617 stitches colors 17 dmc design size depending upon cross stitch fabric selection by stitcher.
It seems that king solomon of israel is the earliest known historical figure to be associated with magic carpets.
A manuscript of the one thousand and one nights cc by sa 3 0 still the history of magic carpets may be traced back to an earlier point in time.