The Folklore of Crows, Rooks and Ravens , ASMR Bird Folklore and Mythology

In this episode I take a look at the folklore of three of the Corvid family... the fascinating Crows, Rooks and Ravens, focusing on European mythology. Among other things I talk about The Morrigan the battle goddess of Celtic Mythology, about Huginn and Muninn and their relationship with Odin, why was Floki called Raven Floki? And their association with the Romano Greek gods. We also learn about the social relationships we have with these beautiful birds, and the little local folk lore magic that they bring into our lives.
0:00 Introduction The Folklore of Corvids Part 1
2:40 The Crow. Celtic Folklore. The Morrigan. Cuchulain. Greek Mythology. A Fairytale from Poland. A Tale from Scotland. Crows in Witchcraft. Superstitions.
8:50 The Rook. Celtic Folklore. The Rookeries. Easter Folklore. Weather Prediction & Superstition. Good & Bad Omens. Judgement in Rook Society.
13:23 The Raven. Witches & Witchcraft. Celtic Mythology. Norse Viking Mythology. Odin, Huginn, Muninn. Raven Floki & Iceland. The Morrigan. Morgan le Fey. Bran the Blessed & The Tower of London. Owain Welsh Mythology. Edgar Allan Poe.
22:21 Closing Thoughts
Attributions -
Art, photography, writing :
As always the main artist images used are by my husband, artist and illustrator Marc Potts
If you love crafting faerie things you can buy printable downloads of his artwork and more at the Etsy shop www.etsy.com/s...
You can find more of his work at www.marcpottsart.com ... he is also on Facebook and Instagram
My work can be found on www.kellypottsmartinez.com ... I am also on Facebook and Instagram, I sculpt, craft photograph and write
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Art & photography courtesy of Wikimedia Commons :
paintings - Nicholas Roeri, Laszlo Mednyanszky, Larits Anderson Ring, SBS Obrazy, Aleksey Savrasov, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Gustav Dore, Caspar David Friedrich, Briton Riviere
photos - Rafesmar, Tyler Brenot, Martinvl
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Film Still Images with thanks to Elizabeth Jane Baldry and The Chagford Filmmaking Group, and the actors and creatives
The Inn Theatre Company the actors and creatives
Linda Goss Ballet the dancers
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Research from Folklorists :
Katherine Briggs, RSPB, Marc Potts
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Images and videos from Pixabay :
videos - FlickrVideos, Hier und jetzt endet leider meine Reise, Maxmilian Nemec, Quim Muns, InspiredImages, Close-UpStock
photos - Hier und jetzt endet leider meine Reise, kalhh,LoggaWiggler, Cornelia Schneider-Frank, Capri23auto, Stefan Keller, Eliane Meyer, David Reed, Kathy Büscher, See my best in collections, didier aires, Yuri_B, Ewa Urban, Willgard Krause, Prettysleepy, davidfoxx, Xpics, Geraldine Dukes
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Music attribution :
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[@jamesclark9347]

I raised a Raven this summer. Chose to stay around and is never caged, clipped or tethered. Experience and Blessing of my lifetime!

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Wonderful! Such a blessing :)

[@jamesclark9347]

@@talesoffeyandfolk Some uploads available on my channel if interested in our interactions!

[@nelliesfarm8473]

How did you come to find him ? Does he still come around?

[@lumpycustard3433]

I feed rooks a few times a weeks from my car at lunchtime, they seem to recognise my car and gather around for nuts and raisins! I love them, they really look at me, head on one side and blink back at me! Adorable! Im trying to get one to sit on my wing mirror to be hand fed. Thanks for your lovely video! 💐

[@sct3339]

I love the crows and ravens. Smartest birds in the world. Just LOVE THEM

[@varkalender8443]

Don't underestimate the rook. They are very intelligent as well. It would not surprise me if research will find out they surpass the crow.

[@sct3339]

@@varkalender8443 lol no. The ravens and crows are the smartest birds in the world. And this was learned from many many testings.

[@mrbam4739]

@@sct3339I thought parrots were smarter but I may be wrong Edit: I looked it up and most of the websites I saw put crows (and sometimes ravens) in the top three. They also usually had grey parrot in the top three but there is obviously no definite answer

[@ashlavanadis]

Thank you for treating these sacred animals with respect in this video.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Thanks for your lovely comment. Yes, they really are sacred, and should always be treated with honour and respect, I completely agree :)

[@noreenclark2568]

You have the perfect voice for telling your tales. I enjoy listening to them . Thank you

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Thanks for listening, hope you enjoy the ones to come soon :)

[@valentinadannunzio]

I agree!!!!!!! And I love how you say everything - including the "don't forget to like this video and subscribe" - with the same tone and vibe ahahaha your voice is so relaxing and magical!!!!! Love it (:

[@seaweedkid7027]

Your voice reminds me of a witch who likes telling old stories

[@edwardbirdsall6580]

Thank you for your tales. You might find the tales of Crows and Ravens in American Indian Folk Lore interesting to research.

[@MrPaulstride]

when the trees and wildlife communicate with you , remember to give love and respect and thanks, much love.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

absolutely :)

[@robintaylor321]

This is so, so good. The information is well communicated and by a wonderfully relaxing and warm voice.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Thank you so much for your kind words :)

[@deeceepnw]

Lovely tributes to these birds. I’m partial to the ravens. They are so smart with their tricks, fantastic memories, acrobatics and songs.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Thank you.... my fave are Magpies, but all of them have so much character

[@jeffallinson8089]

Loved this; I adore all birds but the corvids in particular. All are truly beautiful, clever, cunning and cheeky! Where I live in North Yorkshire, Jackdaws are the most seen and I just love them; they often nest in the chimney pots on our street which I love. Thanks for a brilliant and fascinating insight into the stories surrounding these 3 fabulous corvids.

[@eddiereedbigband1]

What a lovely tribute you have created here. The graphics, music, narration, myth and legend content; are each a pure delight rendered with great style. I liked, subscribed, and added your little masterpiece to my Halloween collection for sharing next October. Thank you !

[@valentinadannunzio]

Another amazing magical video, thank you!

[@user-mq2bl1yd5o]

I wish there was more mythology videos about these birds, especially Rooks.

[@nelliesfarm8473]

So glad i found this channel today. The algorithm finally got something right!! What a soothing, beautiful voice you have... perfect for this !!! Ive wanted to know more about them !!! Thank you so much!!!

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Thank you so much for your kind words :)

[@bizzygeernaert-davies8306]

Wonderful stories. I have always been fascinated by the meanings and stories associated with the sycamore tree and the silver birch.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Thank you. I will definitely be doing both those, oak will be first though as a memorial to a friend... but I do plan to cover as many trees as I can. Have a great day :)

[@merlinfox3506]

I love Crow and found this video enchanting 💙🌹💙

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Thank you so much :)

[@AngelaDibble-qc2ot]

This is a wonderful informative video. Your research is excellent, your voice perfect and the music - not too loud. I've enjoyed this so much and will work my way though all of your videos. Thank you.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Am working on many more at the moment :)

[@robertstallard7836]

I bloody love rooks.

[@ruthautumn7]

This video deserves more than 923 views in 4 months. Also, the narration reminds me of the movie Chocolat. 😁. I would love to attract crows, but we have cats. Rather predatory cats. Thank you!

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Thank you so much, it's a slow business getting views and followers, but the channel is truly a labour of love. The lovely comments make it all worthwhile :)

[@eddiereedbigband1]

I wouldn't worry about your cats harming your crow or raven friends. They will quickly teach the kitties to respect them. Buy a big bag of unsalted in the shell peanuts and let the birds see you leave a dozen or so in a special spot. Do this three times a week for a few months. The real life cartoon that will ensue between the birds, squirrels and cats will become a real spectacle. You may want to watch the KZbin, "The girl who gets gifts from birds". CHEERS !

[@Earthsuitlife]

Beautiful, thank you.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Thanks for listening and your kind words :)

[@roxanneaspogard1327]

Great video...we in Scandinavia understand the crows very well...;-)

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

That's brilliant, they are such beautiful birds, they deserve all the respect we can give them. Thank you for your lovely comment :)

[@roxanneaspogard1327]

@@talesoffeyandfolk As you know, Oddin's messengers were the 2 Ravens Huggin and Muggin...tell and memory....

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

@@roxanneaspogard1327 Absolutely, my husband has studied Norse faith and mythology for many many years our house has lots of Huggin and Munnin art... and the Gods and Goddesses too, we are both a little obsessed! This morning when I was out in the garden 4 Ravens flew very low over me, they were talking between each other and playing. What a blessing and so beautiful :)

[@roxanneaspogard1327]

@@talesoffeyandfolk Fantastic! Maybe they were telling you that you would get a message from Scandi land today...lol!

[@restmyloves]

This birds look so similar yet they are very different. Especially the rook, that bird seems so interesting but not talked about. I wanna hear more about it

[@yvonnesugrue167]

Thank you for such an enchanting video. I love corvids, I have many Rooks, a pair of Hooded crows and many Jackdaws visit my garden everyday, also a pair of Magpies grace me with their presence a couple of times a week. Saturday I had my 1st visit from newly fledged Rooks, and yesterday I had the joy of meeting the hooded crows 3 newly fledged young. Can't wait to see the young Jackdaws and Magpies 🤞

[@jamesfarmer2748]

The day my mother passed in her bed at home i walked outside and the pear tree right outside her window was slam full of blackbirds. I think they were ravens because they were larger than i think crows are. They were really vocal and i will never forget it. In all my years of living there i don't recall seeing that many ravens or crows in the pear tree. A few years later her sister was on her deathbed and as i was standing right by a bush next to the pear tree a baby owl was looking at me nearly face to face as i turned around. The owl never moved or flew away and it was broad daylight at the time. She ended up passing a few days later.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Wow, that is powerful. I myself have a weird connection to magpies, they are always present when I have a distressing time. I think birds and animals sense so much more than we do.

[@casper182003]

This was wonderful and fascinating. I'd love to see one about bats.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Great suggestion! I will add that to my list.... maybe creatures of the night?! :)

[@cazduncley9944]

Lovely. Thank you

[@SahilThakur-us7cy]

Amazing channel you have. May it grow.

[@cher3256]

Love Ravens, they are a very intelligent bird and very cool to interact with.❤

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Aren't they!! We have a pair fly around and about our house regularly and it's always good to see when they bring their young along, teaching them to fly and look for food... so we know they are still sending more ravens out into the world!

[@cernunos8153]

Very interesting video. Really enjoy the spooky vibes! I hope you do more like this one

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Thank you, and yes I am planning spooky darker videos... I have a LOT of ideas to get recorded, need more hours in the day!

[@xiajaved9645]

We are so smart that we taught humans regarding burring system . The concept of grave digging is our idea stolen by humans . Ancient loyal crow of ad-daar

[@martinmurphy6036]

Great video, I have a Ravens here very vocal almost as if he's talking to me high up in the tree.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Love that! I think your instinct is probably right as they are such intelligent birds. So many people have had one to one experiences with them... fascinating birds all of the Corvids :)

[@ethanarnold4441]

I loved this video. I found it so compelling.

[@lizm4580]

Brilliant, thank you.👏

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

You're very welcome! Thank you for your comment :)

[@beverly3397]

Here is something that happened on my property. The large group of crows would make loud noises from time to time and I would light incense sticks and place them around my house. After they had burned for a while the crows would calm down. I took this as sign something bad was around. After a couple of years the crows started to get mean by attacking and stealing the robin eggs etc. The next year red tail hawks moved in and watch them, and disciplined them any time they where up to no good. When the crows formed smaller groups around the town and settled down the red tailed hawks moved on. I have never had that many crows return to my property since.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Wow, what an incredible story... I do think there is so much more going on than we realise in the natural world and every now and then we notice :)

[@beverly3397]

@@talesoffeyandfolk Yes, and that when we say WOW!

[@toscadonna]

I used to go walking with my dog out in the country, and when we’d get to this one house, they had a little dog that used to go crazy barking at my big dog. There were 3 ravens that would sit on the power lines over the yipping little dog, and one of them would “bark” just like the dog, then all of the ravens would just crack up laughing. They were actually making fun of that tiny dog and how ridiculous it was. It was then that I realized just how smart they were, and this wasn’t a one time occurrence. They’d see me coming from quite a ways and fly over to the power lines to watch my dog and me walk past, so they could make fun of the little dog.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

My hubby's mum used to watch 2 magpies poke fun at a local cat... one would run after it and when it turned round it would look the other way... eventually when the cat turned after so many times the other magpie would swoop down and bop the cat on its head!

[@MichelleRose-ww8ys]

Blessedbe

[@mariameere5807]

Blessings angel girl, from London!🕊🤍🕊

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

to you too, blessings on a sunny day :)

[@wolfgangfierce9559]

yay crows

[@MrPaulstride]

Have you heard the one about the Jackdaw , the birds and bees. much love.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

No I dont remember that one... I will do some research :) Thanks for the heads up :)

[@freemanbynature]

If you know anything of Hummingbirds that would be nice. And is there any connection between hummingbirds and crows. The cough in Cornwall, seems like Raven with a hummingbirds beak to me. what do you think. It had dissapeared from the area for years and only recently returned, as did we, we are from the North~West. We are Glastonbury Tor Lovers. 11~11~11 Thank you I really enjoyed your video.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

I love Cornwall and am planning Corvids part 2 including the Chough, gorgeous birds. My hubby has seen them, me not so lucky! Hummingbirds I will definitely do some research on in my books... I'm from the North West too, Manchester. Still holds a part of my heart up there :)

[@shawntepitts488]

Yush

[@richthetrashpicker-upper5244]

They follow me up my driveway when I pull into my place they've been leaving me gifts of shiny rocks and shiny plastic pieces they left a green stone on my front doorstep after they ate my dog food you might think I'm just telling this story but it's the truth they're so cool

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

I totally believe you, they are such clever birds and have a strange relationship with us. You are so lucky they are giving you gifts... just magical!

[@richthetrashpicker-upper5244]

Did you see the hearts forming in the clouds?

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

No I didn't! Will watch that bit and look for them :)

[@PrinceCobraJVS]

777th sub

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

thanks for the sub :)

[@kellymartinez3886]

Great video just speaking way too slow I sped it up to 1.5 and it was perfect!

[@jamesfarmer2748]

The bible also mentions ravers being sent to feed the prophet Elijah during a great famine.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

The respect for the birds spans so much belief doesn't it, makes me look at them so differently when I know the folklore behind them

[@mariameere5807]

That is excellent work- you are so very talented & gifted! Love your cheeky sense of humour- as I type this I got a glimpse of it at the end of the aweamazing video! you are probably an actress or professional voice over woman! When…. Not if, 😉my spiritual fiction book that I am going to channel is published, I would love you, with your perfect style and dulcet tones to read the audio version, well the fiction book you would be great at acting 🎭 the different character’s, and if I am guided to write ✍️ (channel) a practical spiritual book then read that for me! You have a sincerity in your voice with a high vibrational nature and I know you would be fabulous at it! People have been successful before so it’s not entirely impossible! Maybe this comment may also give someone else that idea….. to hire you! I hope you don’t feel patronised by this idea, you are probably a very busy lady!?! Anyway thank you so much 😊 🙏 🌹🧚‍♀️🌹

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Thank you so very much for your kind words. I'm not a voice actress, just a writer and sculptor. I wish you all the very best with your book and would be delighted to discuss, that too is so very sweet of you to talk about. Being an artist I know how much of the self goes into projects, and how precious the creations are, whether writing, or music, acting... painting or sculpting... all the Arts. So it's incredibly humbling you would ask me this... thank you and blessings for you. I really hope your projects blossom and thrive :) Sending smiles from the sunny mountainside :)

[@mariameere5807]

@@talesoffeyandfolk thank you so much your beautiful reply! I hope you enjoy the weather, I have Celtic blood, so I’m not genuinely the one who is complaining when we have cloudy weather with scattered showers!! Lol 😂 take care of yourself Angel girl!🌟

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

@@mariameere5807 you too Maria, have a great day and sending smiles ... Kelly :)

[@mariameere5807]

@@talesoffeyandfolk you clearly are an absolute earth angel Kelly! ♥️♥️♥️

[@Taylorisgrowing]

I had a dream that I gave birth to a son - as I looked at him sitting in my lap, he transformed into a white raven. The white raven turned to me and gave a mischievous smile and then flew away out of a window. Now I have a son that was born with a white patch of hair on the top of his head… I don’t know what to make of this!

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Thank you for sharing this. It sounds like he came to meet you before he became your son? I have a strong belief in Spirit and that we are visited by our loved ones past and future. And that sometimes they come to us in different forms to strengthen bonds, in less 'scary' forms. Ravens.... very wise, intelligent and loyal birds, very magical as well. I am sure there was a message, or something to look out for as your son grows. :)

[@Taylorisgrowing]

Thank you for this!

[@SpookySpoof]

Sky puppies

[@ARMOCROW_]

I have a crow

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Ahh!! You are SO lucky, I know a few people who had/have crows and some decided to stay with them rather than leaving. Gorgeous birds and so clever :)

[@ARMOCROW_]

@talesoffeyandfolk he has been gand reared since my ex partner found him as a fledgling and his wings 🪽 where whitecsnd brittle and had a poorly foot, I don't think he'd survive in the wild and when we take him out he walks back in the house lol. I'll care gor him now as his too much for my ex. She give up on both of us 😆 🤣

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@talesoffeyandfolk >>> Great video...👍

[@grimsmith1]

Beautiful story! What about Magpies? They too, must have some good sides.

[@talesoffeyandfolk]

Thank you :) Sorry for the tardy response, I've been up to my ears with life..... however, there is a Corvids part 2 that has Magpies, Choughs, Jays and Jackdaws. It's in the Folklore of Birds section :)

[@seaweedkid7027]

Your voice reminds me of a witch who likes telling old stories