Carrion Birds finishing executioner job

[sifax]

It is a known story that crows are the oldest inhabitants of the Tower of London



Considering that the tower was a place where many people were executed for centuries, we can assume that the crows used to go there because they are voracious scavengers.



Seeing the sharp peaks of the crows we imagine that these animals would finish the executioner's work on the victims still alive.

 

[sifax]

In the comic Mistress and Servant (or Slave) by Mathew Hopkins posted here

http://www.cruxforums.com/xf/threads/mistress-and-slave.1573/

carrion birds have a dreadful job on the victim broken on the wheel and still alive.

 

[sifax]

Despite representing the torture of the wheel with such crudeness, the author imagines that being devoured by birds is something so horrible that he has to resort to ellipsis.

 

[sifax]

In classic paintings such as "The Triumph of the Death" by Pieter Brueghel the Elder (Museo de El Prado-Madrid) appear the scavengers associated with executions and especially the broken wheel.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Triumph_of_Death

Also other artists make this association.



It is logical because in the wheel the body is at the mercy of the hungry scavengers.

It is assumed that historically many condemned to the wheel received the "coup de graçe" (a mortal hit in chest) after several blows so that when the birds began to devour them they would already be dead.

Otherwise they could stay alive and agonizing for hours and even days eaten by birds little by little. Few ways to die are worse than this.

 

[twonines]

It is a known story that crows are the oldest inhabitants of the Tower of London

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Considering that the tower was a place where many people were executed for centuries, we can assume that the crows used to go there because they are voracious scavengers.

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Seeing the sharp peaks of the crows we imagine that these animals would finish the executioner's work on the victims still alive.

The birds in the Tower are actually ravens , members of the crow family but larger than the common crow.

 

[windar]

The birds in the Tower are actually ravens , members of the crow family but larger than the common crow.

And legend says that if they ever leave England will fall. Has anyone checked lately?

Barb and I wrote a story set in the Tower of London. If you're in the mood for a good chuckle, you can check it out http://www.cruxforums.com/xf/threads/london-calling.6345/

 

[sifax]

The birds in the Tower are actually ravens , members of the crow family but larger than the common crow.

Yes, you are right, thank you thanks for the clarification

 

[twonines]

And legend says that if they ever leave England will fall. Has anyone checked lately?

Barb and I wrote a story set in the Tower of London. If you're in the mood for a good chuckle, you can check it out http://www.cruxforums.com/xf/threads/london-calling.6345/

They are still there and we are still here!

 

[sifax]

Quoom has represented this several times

 

[sifax]

Quoom: Eye for an eye.

In this one the victim is clearly alive

 

[sifax]

Markus´ version in "Nailed butterfly" is especially cruel. In this case a crucifixion



Markus, you are the best.

 

[twonines]

They are still there and we are still here!

Incidentally, the ravens have their own Yeoman Warder looking after them, in less enlightened times it was the practice to clip their wings so they could not escape.

 

[KageKamen]

Birds like that are clever - they may not know why the humans keep feeding them their own, but they know a good deal when they can get it!

 

[sifax]

Of course when we speak about birds,......a classic

This is the scene where Jessica Tandy discovers the birds have killed a farmer and the terrific frame where his eyes have been pecked out.

Eyes specially attract attention from the carrion birds as we have seen in the images I have already posted .

 

[Eulalia]

Anyone who knows anything of sheep farming will be well aware of what crows do to sick, dying lambs -
yes, they go for the eyes first ...

 

[Jollyrei]

Anyone who knows anything of sheep farming will be well aware of what crows do to sick, dying lambs -
yes, they go for the eyes first ...

Crows and Ravens are diabolically intelligent.

 

[KageKamen]

Crows and Ravens are diabolically intelligent.

So they could perhpas be trained to remove the eyes deliberately? Maybe even to just take one?

 

[twonines]

Anyone who knows anything of sheep farming will be well aware of what crows do to sick, dying lambs -
yes, they go for the eyes first ...

The easiest and softest tissue to attack.

 

[sifax]

Scavengers wait patiently for their turn

 

[sifax]

No wonder they prefer their rapists not leave them alone