Corpse Bird

By Crusader1307

 Another Welsh Myth, The Derwyn Corph or "Corpse Bird", goes back to the 16th Century. These "Phantom Birds" were thought to be "evil Spirits" that took the form of a "menacing looking bird" (often a large, Black Crow). The Creature will "haunt" through home of a person near death. They will "peck" rapidly at a window or door repeatedly, as if seeking entrance. Allowing a Corpse Bird to enter one's home was thought to be doom to the I'll person. The Creature would "collect" his or her soul. Many associated The Corpse Bird legends with a possible creative design for American Gothic Writer Edgar Allen Poe's immortal Poem, "The Raven".