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* SeldomSeenSpecies: Many obscure animals are namedropped, including yellowhammers, linnets, and chaffinches.
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The book is based on actual events that occured in 1970s and 1980s Great Britain: There was an outbreak of tuberculosis amongst cows (and to a lesser extent, other mammals including humans). Badgers were considered the cause, though there was little-to-no evidence that they were. This led to a mass genocide of badgers that pushed them to the edge of extinction in Great Britain.
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The book is based on actual events that occured occurred in 1970s and 1980s Great Britain: There was an outbreak of tuberculosis amongst cows (and to a lesser extent, other mammals including humans). Badgers were considered the cause, though there was little-to-no evidence that they were. This led to a mass genocide of badgers that pushed them to the edge of extinction in Great Britain.
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** The story takes place predominantly during hence the name ("the cold times" is what badgers winter). Many characters die over the course of the wintery chapters.
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** The story takes place predominantly during hence the name ("the cold times" is what badgers winter). Many characters die over the course of the wintery wintry chapters.
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* HeavenAbove: Badgers believe that heaven (called "Asgard") is in the sky, hence why they gaze upwards whenever contemplating the afterlife.
-->''"Beaufort gazed up as the sun fell, below the skyline, thinking of Eldon as the old leader started his final journey, up to Capricorn, the southern gate of the sun, over the rainbow bridge, through the halls of Gladshelm and Valhalla to live again."''
-->''"Beaufort gazed up as the sun fell, below the skyline, thinking of Eldon as the old leader started his final journey, up to Capricorn, the southern gate of the sun, over the rainbow bridge, through the halls of Gladshelm and Valhalla to live again."''
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* MosesArchetype: Several badgers who have elements of this. Buckwheat and his son Beaufort are two badgers who help lead their community to ThePromisedLand while they escape genocide by humans. They learned about this journey from Bamber, a badger they considered God-sent. Bamber was the SoleSurvivor out of his sett and travelled a long distance to tell other badgers about the danger. He died of exhaustion soon after arriving at Buckwheat and Beaufort's sett.
