Rowan & Pine: A Feminist Folklore & Mythology Podcast

Episode Thirty-Eight: Ravens & Crows - night crap

Rowan & Pine: A Feminist Folklore & Mythology Podcast

Show Notes

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Emily does what she does best and brings us an animal folklore episode all about Ravens and Crows! From their crazy intelligence and fashion sense, to their appearance in dreams, nightmares, fables and creation myths ,we got it all! Bewaare the Nachtkrapp and the Nattramnen, and be sure to befriend your local murder.

Sources:

“A Cacophony of Corvids” - Pete Jennings Crows in hinduism https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/soul-search/why-one-should-feed-black-crow-as-per-hindu-shastras/photostory/104703246.cms Ravens in native american myth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravens_in_Native_American_mythology Night raven - https://www.reddit.com/r/curiousvideos/comments/16x8i3i/swedish_folklore_nattramnar_the_swedish_night/ Church grim - https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Church_grim German https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachtkrapp#:~:text=In%20most%20legends%2C%20the%20Nachtkrapp,and%20disease%20if%20looked%20at.

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