Bibliograph

A shadow above, the fall and rise of the raven, Joe Shute

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Label

A shadow above, the fall and rise of the raven, Joe Shute

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A shadow above

Responsibility statement

Joe Shute

Sub title

the fall and rise of the raven

Summary

For centuries, the raven (corvus corax) has stalked us in life and in death. Excavations of Bronze Age settlements in Britain have revealed raven bones mingled with human remains. The Viking and Norman warriors that stormed these shores did so sporting ravens on their shields and banners. Yet by the 1700s this relationship between humans and the raven had soured. The birds came to be regarded as vermin - representative of something deeper and more visceral - and were driven out of towns and cities with a hatred that moved into savagery. This book details the history of the bird that embodies our best and worst impulses, and symbolises our deepest fears

Target audience

adult

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