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C’est le roi Charles II qui s’effondreraitCharles II,Tour ces sur magnifiquesde l’Angleterre.Londres. oiseauxLa Heureusement,légende sont veut protégés que depuis leur par disparitionledécret règne royal. de The guardians CharlesprovoqueraitLesaurait corbeaux exigé II, ces la l’écroulement sontmagnifiques protection élevés à oiseaux dedela Tour cesla tour prestigieuxsont et Blancherépondent protégés etrésidents, paruneuniquement décretcatastrophe placés royal. au sous provoqueraitla responsabilité l’écroulement du « maître de desla tour corbeaux Blanche ». et Ils une sont catastrophe dangereux : Less’effondreraitmaître corbeaux des corbeaux. sursont l’Angleterre. élevés Ils sont à la dangereuxHeureusement,Tour et répondent : abstenez-vous depuis uniquement le règne de vous deau s’effondreraitabstenez-vous sur de l’Angleterre. vous en approcher Heureusement, et de lesdepuis nourrir. le règne de of the Tower Charlesmaîtreen approcher des II, cescorbeaux. etmagnifiques de les Ils nourrir. sont oiseaux dangereux sont protégés: abstenez-vous par décret de vousroyal. enLes approcher corbeaux sontet de élevés les nourrir. à la Tour et répondent uniquement au Ravens are the traditional guardians of the Les corbeauxRabenRaben sont bewachen bewachen élevés à denla die Tour Tower altehrwürdigen et répondentschon seit Gemäuervielenuniquement hundert des au maître desJahren.RabenTower corbeaux. bewachenDieof Sage Ils sont berichtet, den schon dangereux Tower seit dass, schon Jahrhunderten.: fallsabstenez-vous seitdie Vögelvielen diehundertdeDie Burgvous Sage ancient walls of the . Legend Raben bewachen den Tower schon seit vielen hundert enverließen,berichtet, approcherJahren. der dass, etweiße Diefallsde lesSageTurm die nourrir. Vögelberichtet, zerfallen die unddass,Burg das falls je verließen,Königreich die Vögel derdie weißeBurg has it that should the ravens ever leave, the verließen,untergehenTurm zerfallenRaben der würde. weiße undbewachen Seit EnglandTurm der denzerfallen Herrschaft von Tower einer und schonKarls verheerendendas II.Königreich seit sind vielen die herrlichen Katastrophehundert White Tower would crumble and a great untergehenTiereheimgesucht durchJahren. würde.ein werden königlichesDie Seit Sage würde. der berichtet, DekretHerrschaft Seit geschützt. derdass, Karls Herrschaft falls II. Diedie sind VögelRaben dieKarls herrlichendie II. Burgsind die geachteten Bewohner des Towers durch ein königliches disaster would befall England. It is said that verließen,Tierevermehren durch der sich ein weiße hierkönigliches undTurm stehen zerfallenDekret unter geschützt. und der das Obhut Königreich Die Rabendes these respected residents were first protected vermehrenuntergehenRabenmeisters.Dekret geschützt. sichwürde. Siehier sindSeitDie und Rabendernicht stehen Herrschaft ungefährlich, stehen unter der unterKarls undObhut II. der sinddarum Obhutdes die bitten herrlichen des wir untergehenRabenmeisters. würde. Sie Seit sind der nicht Herrschaft ungefährlich, Karls II. undsind darumdie herrlichen bitten wir Rabenmeisters.TiereSie, immer durch einen ein Siekönigliches guten sind Abstandnicht Dekret ungefährlich, zu geschützt.halten. und Die darum Raben bitten wir at the Tower under the reign of Charles II. TiereRabenmeisters.Sie, immer durch einenein Siekönigliches guten sind nicht Abstand Dekret ungefährlich, zugeschützt. halten. und Die darum Raben bitten wir vermehrenSie, immerI corvi einensich hiersono guten und da Abstand secolistehen i guardianiunterzu halten. der dellaObhut Torre des di Londra. Rabenmeisters. Sie sind nicht ungefährlich, und darum bitten wir It is the Ravenmaster’s responsibility to look Rabenmeisters.INarraI corvicorvi Sielasono sono leggenda sind da i guardianinicht secoli che, ungefährlich, i inguardiani tradizionalicaso di delladipartitaund delledarumTorre degli antiche dibitten Londra.stessi, wirmura la Sie, immerNarradella einen Torrela gutenleggenda di AbstandLondra. che, inzuSecondo caso halten. di dipartitala leggenda, degli instessi, caso la after the Tower ravens. All of our ravens are Torre BiancaNarra crollerà la leggenda e l’Inghilterra che, in casoverrà di colpita dipartita da degliun disastro stessi, la Torreimmane.di dipartita Bianca FortunatamenteI corvi dei crollerà sonocorvi, eda la l’Inghilterra secoli Torresin dai iBianca guardianitempi verrà crollerebbedi colpita Carlodella TorreIIda questi une di l’Inghilterradisastro Londra.magnifici bred in captivity, not taken from the wild. To I corvi sono da secoli i guardiani della Torre di Londra. immane.volatilisarebbe sono FortunatamenteNarracolpita protetti la da leggenda unda disastrodecreto sin che, dai in regio.tempiterribile. caso I didicorvi CarloSidipartita narrasi riproduconoII questi chedegli questi magnificistessi, nella la prevent the ravens from flying away, their lifting importanti abitanti della Torre siano protetti sin dal regno di Torrevolatili Biancastessa.sono protetti Devonocrollerà da erendere l’Inghilterradecreto conto regio. verrà solamente I corvi colpita si riproducono daal Mastroun disastro dei nella Carlo II. Spetta al Mastro dei Corvi prendersi cura dei corvi Thefeathers are Guardians trimmed by the Ravenmaster. of This immane.TorreCorvi. stessa.Possono Fortunatamente Devono essere renderepericolosi, sin dai conto tempi per solamentecui di siCarlo prega IIal diquesti Mastro non magnificiavvicinarli dei procedure does not hurt the birds in any way, Corvi.volatiliedella non Torre. darePossonosono loro Possonoprotetti essereda mangiare. da esserepericolosi, decreto pericolosi, regio. per cui I corvi persi prega cuisi riproducono sidi prega non avvicinarli di nonnella The Guardians of volatiliavvicinarli sono e protetti non dare da lorodecreto da mangiare. regio. I corvi si riproducono nella but by unbalancing their flight, it ensures they Torree non stessa.dareLos loro Devonocuervos da mangiare. llevanrendere siglos conto guardando solamente la Torreal Mastro de Londres. dei The Tower Corvi. Possono essere pericolosi, per cui si prega di non avvicinarli Thestay safe and Guardians do not stray far from the Tower.of Corvi. PossonoLosDiceLos cuervos cuervosla essere leyenda llevan pericolosi,son que lossiglos si guardianesdesaparecieran, perguardando cui si pregatradicionales la Torrese di derrumbaría non de avvicinarli Londres.de los la The Tower eTorre non BlancadareDiceantiguos loro y la en daleyenda Inglaterra murosmangiare. que de ocurriría sila desaparecieran, Torre un de gran Londres. desastre. se derrumbaría Dice la leyenda la In common with many other members of the Crow Look carefully and you will see the ravens’ TorreAfortunadamente,que si Blancadesaparecieran,Los cuervosy en Inglaterraestos llevan semagníficos derrumbaría siglosocurriría guardando pájaros un gran la estánTorre ladesastre. Torre protegidosBlanca de Londres.y en por TheInfamily, common ravens withTower are manyeaters other of carrion members and liveof themostly Crow on realAfortunadamente,Inglaterra decreto ocurriría de Carlos estos un II.gran magníficos Se críandesastre. en pájaros la SeTorre diceestán y quesólo protegidos fueresponden durante por a el Thegraveyard andTower marker in the south moat (visible Afortunadamente,Dice la leyenda estos magníficosque si desaparecieran, pájaros están se protegidos derrumbaría por la family,dead flesh. ravens are eaters of carrion and live mostly on Torrerealsureinado guardián. decreto Blanca de CarlosPueden dey en Carlos Inglaterra II ser cuando II. peligrosos, Se ocurriríacrían se protegió en así laun que Torre gran porguarden desastre.y primera sólo la responden distancia vez a estos y a from the Middle Drawbridge). This is a great respetados residentes. Es responsabilidad del Ravenmaster deadIn common flesh. with many other members of the Crow Afortunadamente,suno guardián.les den de Pueden comer. estos ser peligrosos,magníficos asípájaros que guardenestán protegidos la distancia por y family,Forindicator many ravens centuries, of arethe eaters respect ravens of carrioninhave which guarded and they live the aremostly Tower held on of norealo «maestro les decreto den de de comer. losCarlos cuervos» II. Se crían cuidar en dela Torre los cuervos y sólo respondende la Torre. a family, ravens are eaters of carrion and live mostly on realPueden decreto ser peligrosos,de Carlos II. asíSe quecrían guarden en la Torre la distancia y sólo responden y no les dena Forat themany Tower. centuries, ravens have guarded the Tower of su guardián. Pueden ser peligrosos, así que guarden la distancia y deadLondon. flesh. Legend has it that should the ravens ever leave, sude guardián.comer. Pueden ser peligrosos, así que guarden la distancia y London.the White Legend Tower has would it that crumble should and the a ravens great disasterever leave, no les den de comer. For many centuries, ravens have guarded the Tower of theForwould Whitemany befall centuries,Tower England. would ravens Fortunately, crumble have guardedand these a greatrespected the Towerdisaster of London. Legend has it that should the ravens ever leave, wouldLondon.residents, befall Legend since England. the has reign it Fortunately, that of shouldKing Charlesthese the ravens respected II, have ever been leave, the White Tower would crumble and a great disaster residents,theprotected Whitesince Towerby a theroyal would reign decree. crumbleof King Charlesand a great II, have disaster been protectedwould befall by England. a royal decree. Fortunately, these respected residents,The fortunes since of the the reign Tower of ravensKing Charles reached II, their have lowestbeen The fortunes of the Tower ravens reached their lowest A guide to the protectedThepoint fortunes soon by after aof royal theWorld Tower decree. War ravens II.With reached the disturbances their lowest of pointthe bombing soon after and World the unresolved War II.With kidnapping the disturbances of Mabel, of The fortunes of the Tower ravens reached their lowest theTheonly bombingfortunesRaven Grip andof thewas the Tower leftunresolved holding ravens thekidnapping reached fort! their of Mabel, lowest pointonly Raven soon afterGrip Worldwas left War holding II.With the thefort! disturbances of Вóроны – традиционные стражи древних стен Лондонского only Raven Grip was left holding the fort! Тауэра. Предание гласит, что с исчезновением воронов Белый theNew bombing recruits andwere the soon unresolved on their kidnappingway and the of TowerMabel, had Newits full recruits complement were soonof birds. on Intheir recent way years,and the we Tower have had Тауэр рухнет, а Англию постигнет страшная беда. Говорят, что эти only Raven Grip was left holding the fort! уважаемые обитатели Тауэра находятся под защитой со времен Tower itsproudly full complement witnessed the of birds.birth Inof recenta new years,generation we have of ravens. New recruits were soon on their way and the Tower had Карла II. Обязанности по уходу за птицами возложены на proudlyNew recruits witnessed were the soon birth on oftheir a new way generationand the Tower of rav hadens. равенмастера Тауэра (хранителя воронов). Они могут быть опасны, its full complement of birds. In recent years, we have поэтому не подходите к ним близко и не кормите птиц. proudly witnessed the birth of a new generation of ravens. Ravens Ravens can mimic sounds from their environment, including human speech. It is believed that a raven Raven watch Raven facts has between 15–30 calls that can travel over a great These magnificent birds are the largest Ravens can live in any climate, from the Arctic to the distance. See how many you can hear! deserts of North Africa. They make their homes in open of the genus Corvus (crow family) and grassland, forest, sea coast and tundra. Ravens are very clever and will engage in play, are among the smartest of all birds. We problem solving, sliding down snowy banks, and Ravens usually live for around 10-15 years in the wild, we even had one that would lie on its back and play have a complement of six ravens here but here at the Tower one raven reached the age of 44! dead! They steal and hoard shiny objects like small at the Tower of London. They roam stones, pieces of metal and golf balls to impress The Ravens are given raw meat twice a day at varying other ravens. free around the Tower precincts. times and on occasions a rat! They hide food from other birds and can retrieve it at a later date. Ravens appear in mythology and folklore in many parts of the world. Ravens pair off for life and defend their territory from other ravens, but if you see lots of ravens together this Raven Munin recently escaped from the Tower of is known as an ‘unkindness’. London and was found 5 days later in Greenwich! She was caught by a vigilant member of the public in his garden and returned to the care of the Ravenmaster, after a well-deserved holiday!

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Spot the ravens Band Name Gender Birthplace Year Bran Male North Somerset 2008 Porsha Female North Somerset 2008 Erin Female North Somerset 2006 Merlina Female South Wales 2005 Munin Female North Uist (Scotland) 1995 Hugine Female North Somerset 2008 Rocky Male Somerset 2010 Raven territories Gripp Male Somerset 2012 33 Tower Green 37 Wall of the Inmost Ward Jubilee Male Somerset 2012 The ravens would have observed ’s In the shadow of William the Conqueror’s execution here. White Tower.

11 Coldharbour Gate (remains) 22 Roman City Wall (South Lawn) Hugine and Erin are sisters The site of an early entrance to the Tower. ’s Roman walls, only the foundations of which remain.