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Liff’s Low Night Charm

Edited by creepingtoad | Added on 3rd July 2017

We know a lot about the man who was buried in Liff’s Low but nothing about himself as a person.

Digital reconstruction of the face of the Liff’s Low man

As one of the artists in the “Collection of the Artists” project, I worked with children from Biggin School: the school in the village below the hill where Liff’s Low lies. Two pieces of writing came out of your session: this one: a sort of Neolithic lullaby and the story of why he was buried in the Low (that is in a separate entry)

LIFF’S LOW NIGHT CHARM

 

Do not fear the darkness,

As the firelight dies,

My little horse girl.

Your father is a wolf,

And the night

Holds no fear

For the hunter.

 

Do not fear the cold,

As the firelight dies,

My little fox boy.

Your mother is a bear,

And the cold,

Is never cold,

Under fur.

 

Do not fear the whispers,

As the firelight dies,

Our animal children.

Your mother is a bear,

And your father is a wolf.

And there is nothing we cannot face

With a growl

And a roar,

A snarl

And a snap.

 

Sleep now and do not fear

Neither dark, nor cold, nor voices,

Sleep now

And dream of the morning

And the sun in the dale,

The wind over the hilltop,

And the freedom to run

With the horses of your heart.

Liffs Low barrow itself is on private land, but you can see it from the roadside as you drive south from Biggin along Liffs Road.

 

 

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Connections in the Landscape

You can experience Liff’s Low Night Charm out in the Peak District or Derbyshire by visiting the location marked on the map below, or find it with the help of the Pocket Wonders app.

Connections in the Museum

The objects below can be found in the Wonders of the Peak exhibition. Each has a connection to Liff’s Low Night Charm.

  • Exhibit 19.1: Skeleton of a 25-30 year old man
  • Exhibit 19.2: Pendant made from volcanic ash
  • Exhibit PG11: Liffs Low Beaker

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