Posted on 01/14/2021 1:52:03 PM PST by nickcarraway
Merlina the raven is missing. Legend says that unless six ravens are kept at the Tower of London at all times, the kingdom of Britain will fall
The Tower of London’s famous 'Queen' raven has been missing for several weeks and is now feared dead.
In a statement on Twitter, Tower of London staff said Merlina's continued absence indicated she may have sadly passed away.
Merlina, who joined the tower’s flock in 2007, was the "ruler of the roost" and will be missed, the statement said.
Legend says that unless six ravens are kept at the Tower of London at all times, the kingdom of Britain will fall, My London reports.
As the fortress currently has seven ravens, Tower of London staff have said there are currently no plans to replace Merlina.
The statement said: "We have some really unhappy news to share. Our much loved raven Merlina has not been seen at the Tower for several weeks, and her continued absence indicates to us that she may have sadly passed away.
"Though it isn’t unusual for our ravens to roam outside the walls, free-spirited Merlina has previously always returned to the Tower and to the Ravenmaster and his team, with whom she shared a wonderfully close bond.
"Since joining us in 2007, Merlina was our undisputed ruler of the roost, Queen of the Tower Ravens.
"She will be greatly missed by her fellow ravens, the Ravenmaster, and all of us in the Tower community."
The landmark’s official twitter account posted: "We now have 7 ravens here at the Tower — one more than the required 6, so we don’t have any immediate plans to fill Merlina’s vacancy.
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Oh crap. Now what?
LOL, those stupid Brit...
...oh wait...
Barack Obama, 2 term POTUS.
(shuts mouth, walks away)
agreed
Yes it was. Enjoyed our trip to London too.
In the Eighties, the Tower of London held a contest to name one of the new ravens, and the name that won (by far) was Ronald Raven.
This is a better legend than even the Israeli red heifer.
If it were me, and it was important that there always be at least 6 ravens, or people would be perturbed, I would be sure to have at least a couple dozen. It’s not like keeping ravens is a big deal.
With a muslime mayor of London, I’m surprised its survived this long.
The other ravens got together and formed a conspiracy. ... by definition.
remonds me a bit of monty python and the holy grail, a bit:
Dennis the Peasant: You can’t expect to wield supreme power just ‘cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!” ... Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.”
The security of england, if it hinges on having six ravens at the tower, omg...
“God Rot All Royals.
Give us the wisdom of America”
Mr Fox
The Madness of King George
He wrote a book which he reads on YouTube. Do a search for raven master.
probably in a kebab somewhere, not far ...
It sounds like a 1980’s Sword and Sorcery movie.
hate those covid worms..
ja
awww naww
The Queen will die and the people reject Charles and that’s it for England. No more Monarchs—only rich oligarchs .
The bird is the word
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