Art inspired by the valravn, a half- wolf supernatural raven from Danish folklore. If ravens eat the heart of a dead chieftain they become valravne.

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A valravn (Danish "raven of the slain") is a supernatural raven, capable of turning into the form of a knight after consuming the heart of a child, and, alternately, as half-wolf and half-raven creatures. In some accounts, the take on human aspects if they eat the heart of a chieftain left unburied on the battlefield

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Size: 3394px × 2322px
Location: Imagination
Photo credit: © Steve Lillie / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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