Inktober Day 11: Nachtkrapp

Dan Panosian

Inktober day 8

In Danish folklore, a valravn (Danish "raven of the slain") is a supernatural raven. The ravens appear in traditional Danish folksongs, where they are described as originating from ravens who eat the bodies of the dead on the battlefield, as capable of turning into the form of a knight after eating the entire heart of a child, and, alternately, as half-wolf and half-raven creatures. … No folclore dinamarquês, um valravn (dinamarquês “corvo do morto”) é um corvo sobrenatural. Os corvos aparecem em canções folclóricas dinamarquesas tradicionais, onde são descritos como originários de corvos que comem os corpos dos mortos no campo de batalha, como capazes de se transformar na forma de um cavaleiro depois de comerem todo o coração de uma criança e, alternadamente, como criaturas meio-lobo e meio-corvo.

#danish #raven #valravn #inktober2018 #ink #Inktober #mythical #mytology #mythologicalcreature #myth https://www.instagram.com/p/BorfbhlAWjs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=u6jhyk7g91g

Drew some griff heads

Top: Hippogriff and Gryphon

Bottom: Valravn and Owlbear

- I gave all the caniform griffs turkey vulture noses for the sense of smell. Owlbears and valravns can track down prey or carcasses from miles away.

- Griffs have fins. The fin down their neck is used for cooling off or social signaling. In griffs that pack or pair hunt the fins are bright red. For griffs that live in colder climates the fins are often reduced and able to fold under the feathers.

- Owlbears are flightless. Their wings evolved into sharp defensive spurs.

- Owlbears are also primarily nocturnal. Gryphons are diurnal hunters. Both hippogriffs and valravn tend to be more active at dawn/dusk.

A legend of the European and the Northern lands, this creature would instill terror in the hearts of the children who would not slip into bed in time. Certain tales claim that it’s terrible form bears holes in the eyes and wings, which would spread ill fortune, disease, and even death to those unlucky enough to stare into them. Inktober day 21, Nachtkrapp!

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valravn music full video

Song is the pain of relief (we all have our vices) by g0r3sh*t, this is my submission for valravn for @rose-grimm-spirit-does-dumb-shit

Happy belated Halloween from my edgiest character :)

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something VERY hard to explain, but more doodles based on au jams from the strilondes rp server on discord. Valravn Alpha!Dave. :> he’ll take a nibble off ya

by artist Maggie Vandewalle

could you post some bird (specifically crow or raven if possible) favicons? having trouble finding any

here you go😊

There. He . IS

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