THE TOWER OF LONDON RAVENS
THE TOWER OF LONDON RAVENS . It is not known when the ravens first came to the Tower of London, but their presence there is surrounded by myth and legend. Legend says, that six ravens must be present at the Tower of London at all times, otherwise the kingdom and the tower will fall. Because of this, to this day, you will always find six ravens going about their business in the Tower's grounds. During the 17th century the Royal Observatory was situated at the Tower, and the story goes that the ravens were causing so much mischief, that they were disrupting the observations. King Charles II was very superstitious, and so fearing the legend's warning, he decreed that the ravens should stay, and that the observatory would have to move elsewhere. The observatory was packed up, and transported to Greenwich. The current Ravens in residence are, Jubilee, Harris, Gripp, Rocky, Erin, Poppy and Georgie. Branwen and Edgar bring the total to nine. Merlina, known for being the Queen of t...