Raven, carry my woes, my sorrows, black bird. The raven was primarily seen as an ill omen, a messenger of death and grief. It was strongly associated with witchcraft and shape shifting and was often called "the witch bird".
However, in one of the songs of the ancient Finns the raven was also an empathetic helper; a bird you could trust your sorrows with and it would ease your pain by carrying the woes beyond dark waters so that they would no longer bother anyone.
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OLD GODS - Artworks inspired by Finnish mythology and Folklore
By request, a Nattramn (night raven) The Nattramn is the ghost of a sinner who is cursed to rome the skies in the form of a raven. The only way for a nattramn to find peace is to find the tomb of christ. They can only fly at night.
Getting there! He finally looks like something. Glueing is always the scariest part for me so I’m glad it went okay.
Now onto trimming. I’d started here but it was just to see the eyes for glueing.
"The raven flies in the evening. It will have bad luck, for it can not have good." Dedicated to showcasing everything valravn. (Icon/Header by Zel204)
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