Lyra travels further into the marshy mysteries of the fens for the Byanroping of the Gyptians, all the while evading the General Oblation Board’s frantic search for her. She learns much of the Gyptian culture, their relations with the ‘landlopers’ and their leader - John Faa - who reveals some truths about Lyra’s own past.

Iain and Amy get enthusiastic about ghost dogs, the Frisian language and Lame-mond van Gerritt.

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An excellent introduction to the Frisian language, written by a native Frisian speaker: http://www.languageandlaw.org/FRISIAN/FRISIAN.HTM

Watch this video of Eddie Izzard trying to buy a cow from a Frisian speaker...because, why not?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeC1yAaWG34

More information on Black Shuck: Ghost Dog! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Shuck

You can find out more about Black Shuck by Martin Newell here: https://jardinepress.co.uk/books/black-shuck/

You can find images of the Astrolabe collection in the History of Science Museum in Oxford here, by searching ‘Astrolabe’: https://www.hsm.ox.ac.uk/database

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Music by: Jaymen Persaud

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