Northern European Mythology
Romances of Arthur: The Cornish Chough
THE CORNISH CHOUGH.
THE tradition relative to King Arthur and his transformation into a raven, is fixed very decidedly on the Cornish Chough, from the colour of its beak and talons. The--
"Talons and beak all red with blood"
are said to mark the violent end to which this celebrated chieftain came.