[MR] BBC: Head Beefeater Retires

[Laura Garcia]

Got to watch those Raven's!  You never know what kind of mischief we can get into.  Of course, if we leave, the monarchy might fall.  So the moral of the story?  Take care of your local Raven!!   Got to love us! Katharine de la VacheBaroness Raven's Cove
 > Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:31:07 -0500
> From: ggg9y at virginia.edu
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Re: [MR] BBC: Head Beefeater Retires
> 
> M'Lady Kat,
> 
> The ravens are really cool. In case you don't know the story, there is a 
> prophesy that if the ravens ever desert the Tower, the monarchy will 
> fail. There are always a certain number of official ravens on the 
> grounds, wings clipped, and safely caged at night. Some replacements are 
> always going through birdie bootcamp. Of course there are also wild 
> ravens around the tower, but you never can tell--they might be 
> republicans, or worse, Jacobites.
> 
> IIRC, when I was there one of the Warders mentioned that a naughty raven 
> who had learned some very shocking language had to be retired. After 
> all, those birds are her Majesty's official representatives.
> 
> Yours Aye,
> 
> 
> Lord Mungo Napier, Who Thinks Ravens are Really Interesting, Even If 
> They Do Bite.
> 
> 
> On 2/17/2012 2:20 PM, Marybeth Lavrakas wrote:
> > I saw a piece a few years ago on the officer who is keepr of the 
> > ravens. As I recall, he doesn't get extra pay for the extra time it 
> > takes...but he gets to take care of the ravens! One of the ravens was 
> > talking in the background, and it sounded JUST like man, but as if he 
> > were in the next room over.
> >
> > Kat. Rous
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