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Thorold
Lord Asriel's manservant. His daemon is a pinscher.

Chevalier Tialys
A Gallivespian spy, working for Lord Asriel.

Tokay
A rich, sweet wine from Hungary.

Top-hatted man
Lyra meets him on the street in London. He is also wearing a white silk muffler. His daemon is a lemur.

Torre degli Angeli
The tower of the angels, in Citta'gazze.

Trepanning
A hole made in the skull, as part of a scalping ritual, traditionally practised by the aboriginals of Siberia, the Tungusk and the Tartars. This practice is thought to have spread to the Skraelings but believed to be banned in New Denmark. It is feared by the Palmerian Professor to have been adopted by Iofur Raknison, the usurper King of Svalbard.

Trollesund
The main port of Lapland, in Lyra's world.

Tualapi
Enormous white birds who attack Mulefas and raid their villages.

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