There are message differences between the Twa Corbies and the Three Ravens. One is romantic and the other is cynical.

In The Three Ravens, the sub-storyline is about loyalty - his hounds lie at his feet, his hawks keep fowl away, and his lady buries him and then dies.

In the Twa Corbies, the sub-storyline is about how nobody cares once you are dead - his hounds have run off hunting other game, his hawks have flown away, and his lady has taken another mate.

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