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NT Weirdstone Trail

The alpha svart

Year 5, Mottram St Andrew

This is no ordinary svart. It is a leader – the alpha svart (rather than a svart alfar).

This hatred controlled svart leads all other svarts, although it loathes them. This svart constantly gets into fights, never leaving his opponents alive.

Black magic encircles this creature like the poison flowing in his blood – the perfect weapon for a snake.

A drawing of an ugly green alpha svart in a cave

This loathsome creature wears an iron crown on his bald head. His eyes are two pools of darkness next to his pug-like nose, which lies above his gaping mouth revealing two rows of teeth. Gashes cover him from head to toe and he wears a cloth around his groin.

This ugly creature holds a pike in its bony hand.

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National Trust oak leaf emblemThis story was inspired by the free National Trust teacher-led Weirdstone Trail at Alderley Edge. The trail has been developed in conjunction with Alan Garner's Blackden Trust .

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