![]() ![]() ![]() And the only thing standing between them and great blue skies is Skaife and his polearm.Īfter spending the last decade learning the ways of the ravens-and collecting thousands of social media fans along the way-Skaife is now sharing his story in an action-packed autobiography. As legend goes, so long as the ravens stay put at the fortress, the country will prosper. ![]() He's one in a short line of Ravenmasters, tapped to look after the seven ebony-plumed corvids that uphold the Tower's greatest superstition. And at age 39 he was chosen as a Yeoman Warder, or Beefeater, to guard the Tower of London.īut Skaife's responsibilities don't just encompass empty jail cells and crown jewels. At 16 he was joining the Junior Infantry Battalion of the British Army. At age 15 he was hotwiring cars and being chased by the local cops. Growing up in the rural reaches of Dover, England, Christopher Skaife's no stranger to the gritty side of life. ![]()
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