The ancient religions of our people had much in common, one of those things being the association of carrion birds with Gods/Goddesses of War.
The Morrigan in Celtic Europe appeared in the form of a crow or raven often, circling the battlefield and deciding who would hold her favor. The valkyries in Germanic/Nordic religion appeared as ravens in order to take the souls of the dead to Folkvangr or Valhalla, and vultures were sacred to Ares in Greek religion, as they'd often feed off of the battlefield the same way he fed and thrived off of war itself.
People all over Europe saw many different carrion birds as sacred to the gods of war, and as such, I've always had a certain affinity for them.
The Morrigan in Celtic Europe appeared in the form of a crow or raven often, circling the battlefield and deciding who would hold her favor. The valkyries in Germanic/Nordic religion appeared as ravens in order to take the souls of the dead to Folkvangr or Valhalla, and vultures were sacred to Ares in Greek religion, as they'd often feed off of the battlefield the same way he fed and thrived off of war itself.
People all over Europe saw many different carrion birds as sacred to the gods of war, and as such, I've always had a certain affinity for them.