The raven is the national bird of Bhutan <br />It is worn in the royal hat. <br /> <br />The raven is the official bird of the Yukon <br />And of the city of Yellowknife <br /> <br />King Harald Hardrada carried a raven banner <br />Called land-waster, a Viking boast <br /> <br />In Sweden the raven is known <br />As the ghost of a murdered person <br /> <br />In Scotland, a raven's a corbie <br />Feasting on knights and gallow's meat <br /> <br />The ravens, Hugin and Mugin <br />Sit upon Odin's shoulders <br />Their names are Thought and Memory <br /> <br />The raven is the trickster god <br />Of the Inuit and the Koyukons <br />The Kingdom of England will fall <br />If the Tower of London ravens fly away <br /> <br />Hail to the raven, <br />The Wizard of Skene's familiar <br />Wise were his ways who had the gift of speech<br /><br />sheena blackhall<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ravens-4/
