The Eagle and Child


The Eagle and Child (2005)

Students often use other names on "The Bird and Baby," "Bird and Baby," "Bird and Bastard," "Bustard and Bastard," and "Fowl and Foetus." The above mentioned writers had the habit of meeting here every Monday or Friday before lunch for a beer and a chat. They usually sat in the back of a pub known as the Rabbit Room. It is often rumored that the Inklings read here the fragments of the works they were working on. The truth is that these readings usually took place in Lewis's apartment. In 1962, the Inkling brothers changed their habits and started attending pubs on the other side of St Giles Street - Lamb and Flag. Despite this, Eagle and Child attracts the pilgrims of both writers.

On the Rabbit Room wall there is a card with thanks for the meal and signatures of famous writers.

The pub symbol depicts an eagle holding a small baby wrapped in a cloth. It was taken from Count Derby's coat of arms. This image is reportedly related to the story of the newly born child found in the Eagle's Nest. It is also compared to images from Greek mythology depicting the abduction of Ganymede by Zeus, who took the form of an eagle.

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