Unless one is an ornithologist, a zoologist or simply an avid bird watcher, telling the exact difference between a crow and a raven would be hard although I suspect that a raven is bigger in size than a crow and flies longer distances. A layman like me would refer to one book where "crows" and "ravens" is often mentioned -- The Game of Thrones. Crows figure prominently in that saga and in a favorable light. There is a three-eyed crow that appears and guides Bran of Winterfell. And the men who take vows (of "chastity and poverty") to live in The Wall and defend the Seven Kingdoms against predators beyond the Wall are also called "Crows." On the other hand, ravens are mentioned in Game of Thrones only in connection with communicating/sending messages. Apparently, crows are far more useful than ravens unless one wants to subtly convey a point like Edgar Allan Poe did in The Raven. His point? There is no sense in our tendency to interpret events, signs, etc. which do not really have a meaning, e.g., figuratively speaking, the difference between a crow and a raven. :)
The Indians here in Montana (they still call themselves that) thought highly of ravens. I am really fascinated by how the two abstract lines I wrote brought forth so much response. I like! I am impressed with the readers (Ariel included) out there!
Unless one is an ornithologist, a zoologist or simply an avid bird watcher, telling the exact difference between a crow and a raven would be hard although I suspect that a raven is bigger in size than a crow and flies longer distances. A layman like me would refer to one book where "crows" and "ravens" is often mentioned -- The Game of Thrones. Crows figure prominently in that saga and in a favorable light. There is a three-eyed crow that appears and guides Bran of Winterfell. And the men who take vows (of "chastity and poverty") to live in The Wall and defend the Seven Kingdoms against predators beyond the Wall are also called "Crows." On the other hand, ravens are mentioned in Game of Thrones only in connection with communicating/sending messages. Apparently, crows are far more useful than ravens unless one wants to subtly convey a point like Edgar Allan Poe did in The Raven. His point? There is no sense in our tendency to interpret events, signs, etc. which do not really have a meaning, e.g., figuratively speaking, the difference between a crow and a raven. :)
ReplyDeleteThe Indians here in Montana (they still call themselves that) thought highly of ravens. I am really fascinated by how the two abstract lines I wrote brought forth so much response. I like! I am impressed with the readers (Ariel included) out there!
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