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Tower of London: legendary raven queen missing

C’s a disappearance that shakes England. The Queen of the crows of the Tower of London is missing, lamented her master, Chris Skaife, this Thursday, January 14, 2021, hastening to clarify that seven birds still live on the site. Legend has it that this condition is essential to prevent the fall of the kingdom, because if all the crows were to leave the tower, the kingdom would “collapse” and the country would be “plunged into chaos”. According to a royal decree, which was said to have been issued by Charles II in 1630, there must be six on the site at all times.

The queen of crows, Merlina, described as a bird with an independent character, has not been seen for several weeks inside this historic fortress which borders the north bank of the Thames. The Tower of London, where the Crown Jewels are stored, sent a statement reassuring the British: “We currently have seven ravens here at the Tower, one more than the six required. “Since joining the band of birds in 2007, Merlina was” without question “the” queen of the ravens of the tower “, described the establishment.

The fear that she’s gone for good

Even if she sometimes took the loose, she had until now always joined her congeners Poppy, Erin, Jubilee, Rocky, Harris, Gripp, and Georgie. Her master, Chris Skaife, fears that she has ascended to heaven for good. “Merlina is an independent-minded crow who has left the tower grounds numerous times, but I am her friend, and she normally returns.” But this time she didn’t, and I’m afraid she’s no longer with us, ”he told the BBC.

Even though the threats of the kingdom’s collapse are “a myth and a legend,” the master of the ravens is nonetheless cautious: “We have seven crows here at the Tower of London, six by royal decree, and of course , I still have a spare, so for now everything is fine ”.


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