The raven protects his children of the north on their expeditions. He spreads his black wings over ships so that nothing could break the mission of the heathen warriors... It is the path of death which means eternal freedom... The raven protects his children of the north on their expeditions. He spreads his black wings over ships so that nothing could break the mission of the heathen warriors... It is the path of death which means eternal freedom... The raven protects his children of the north on their expeditions. He spreads his black wings over ships so that nothing could break the mission of the heathen warriors... It is the path of death which means eternal freedom.