The Ravens that Guard the Tower of London and Protect the British Crown
The Crown and the Tower itself would fall if they left
Source-Wikipedia
The Tower of London is one of the world’s most iconic architectural marvel. During its 1000 year history, it has been a royal palace, fortress, prison, place of execution, menagerie, and jewel house.
But do you know that ‘ravens’ have been the traditional guards of the ancient walls of White Tower since time immemorial?
It is not very clear in history that when the ravens first came into the Tower of London but historians believe the “Tower’s raven mythology is likely to be a Victorian flight of fantasy.”
The superstition holds that “at least six ravens should reside in the palace all the time otherwise The Crown will fall and Britain with it.”
The folklore behind the ravens guarding the tower
Geoff Parnell, official Tower of London historian and a member of the Royal Armouries staff, believes that the ravens are a piece of the Victorian era. A similar conclusion is given by an American author, Boria Sax that the birds came into the picture prominently in the Victorian time, not…
