Creepily atmospheric medieval journey through hist...

Creepily atmospheric medieval journey through history.
Chokka-block with tourists!
The 7 ravens at the Tower to protect Britain and her Crown from falling to foreign invasion is the residue of the Welsh Celtic legend of Bendigeidfran aka Bran The Blessed in the Mabinogion. Bran was not human. He was a giant. In Welsh Bran means Raven. A giant Crow. Ravens are seen as having magical and protective powers.
Matholwch the Irish king sails to Harlech to ask Bran high king of the Island's of the mighty, for his sister's hand in marriage, Branwen. Thus forging an alliance between the 2 Islands.
However, at the wedding feast, Branwen and Bran's half brother Efnysien mutilates Matholwch's horses because he was not consulted at the match of suiter. As compensation for the horses Bran gives his brother-in-law a magic cauldron which brings the dead back to life.
The newlyweds return to Ireland. And Branwen gives birth to Gwern.
Unfortunately, Efnysien's insult has enraged many of the Irish and tainted by them, Matholwch mistreats Branwen who is beaten daily and demoted from Queen to kitchen servent.
Branwen tames a starling and sends it with a message to Bran to rescue her.
Bran with his brothers Manawydan and Efnysien and a hoard of Welsh warriors set sail.
The Irish pretend to make piece. But hang 100 sacks in the feasting Hall with warriors hidden within. Efnysien smells their treachery and crushes the skulls of the hidden warriors. He is so enraged he burns Branwen's child Gwern to death. Branwen dies of a broken heart. And a mahoosive battle ensues.
Realising the Irish are replenishing their army with the magic cauldron, Efnysien jumps into the cauldron and destroys it from within. Dying in the process.
Only 7 survivors remain, including Manawydan and the mortally wounded Bran. Bran tells them to cut off his head and to bury it on Gwynfryn facing France to ward off and protect Britain from invading foreigners.
They return to Harlech for 7yrs with the talking head of Bran. And then go with it to Gwales (Grassholm Island off Dyfed) for 80yrs, but without perceiving the passing of time and until Bran's head falls silent.
They then take the head as instructed to Gwynfryn the White Hill, (the site of the White Tower) and bury the decapitated head facing France.
The Celts were head hunters ; the human head was venerated above all else, as it was seen as the soul, centre of emotions and of life itself. A symbol of divinity and the powers of "The Otherworld!".
Celtic Mythology is full of heroes and saints who carry their own decapitated heads.
The ravens are taken care of by the Ravenmaster.
In close proximity to The London Wall, The City of London, St Dunstan's In The East Church Garden, Tower Bridge, St Katharine's Docks, Butler's Wharf Pier, and Potters Fields Park, etc.
Nearest stations are Fenchurch Street, Tower Hill and London Bridge.
Alternatively, you can walk over Tower Bridge, turn right onto Tooley Street and take the right fork, continuing on Tooley Street and visit a plethora of attractions including ; The Golden Hinde, The Clink Prison Museum, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, The Tate Modern, The Oxo Tower, and Southbank, The London Eye, etc to Westminster Bridge. Or walk straight on from crossing Tower Bridge, past Borough Mkt, and The Imperial War Museum to Lambeth Palace and The Garden Museum to Lambeth Bridge. If you don't stop at any of the attractions on the way the walk is no more than 30 minutes.