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'''''Flannan Isle''''' is a famous [[English language|English]] poem by [[Wilfrid Wilson Gibson]], first published in 1912. It refers to a mysterious incident that occurred on the [[Flannan Isles#Mystery_of_1900|Flannan Isles]] in 1900, when three lighthouse-keepers disappeared without explanation. |
'''''Flannan Isle''''' is a famous [[English language|English]] poem by [[Wilfrid Wilson Gibson]], first published in 1912. It refers to a mysterious incident that occurred on the [[Flannan Isles#Mystery_of_1900|Flannan Isles]] in 1900, when three lighthouse-keepers disappeared without explanation. |
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==In popular culture== |
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The man that dissapeared on flannan isle had fallen on his skateboard on the edge and sadly never found. People say he wsfoottom of the ocean, but sadly he wasnt. The cliff that he fell from was really slippery from all the rain that had hit them days before the disseperace. |
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The poem ''Flannan Isle'' is quoted by [[Tom Baker]] as [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] at the end of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Horror of Fang Rock]]'', which was set on a lighthouse and involved an alien explanation for the tragedy that befell the three keepers there and survivors of a shipwreck. |
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For the 1994 album ''[[Chansons des mers froides]]'' (''Songs from the Cold Seas''), French producer [[Hector Zazou]] adapted an extract of the poem ''Flannan Isle'' as a song entitled ''The Lighthouse''. Lead vocals were performed by [[Siouxsie Sioux]] of [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]], and backing vocals were provided by a female [[Nanai]] shaman. |
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The [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] song ''The Mystery of Flannan Isle Lighthouse'' (on ''Archive 1967-75'') is based on the incident. |
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Likewise the opera ''[[The Lighthouse (opera)|The Lighthouse]]'' by [[Peter Maxwell Davies]]. |
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The novel ''Some Strange Scent of Death'' by [[Angela J Elliott]] takes its name from a line in the poem and tells the true story of the disappearance of the lighthouse keepers. |
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The main story of the video game [[Dark Fall II: Lights Out]] contains characters and locations related to the incident. |
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==The Poem== |
==The Poem== |
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Revision as of 17:20, 8 July 2009
Flannan Isle is a famous English poem by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson, first published in 1912. It refers to a mysterious incident that occurred on the Flannan Isles in 1900, when three lighthouse-keepers disappeared without explanation.
In popular culture
The poem Flannan Isle is quoted by Tom Baker as the Doctor at the end of the Doctor Who story Horror of Fang Rock, which was set on a lighthouse and involved an alien explanation for the tragedy that befell the three keepers there and survivors of a shipwreck.
For the 1994 album Chansons des mers froides (Songs from the Cold Seas), French producer Hector Zazou adapted an extract of the poem Flannan Isle as a song entitled The Lighthouse. Lead vocals were performed by Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees, and backing vocals were provided by a female Nanai shaman.
The Genesis song The Mystery of Flannan Isle Lighthouse (on Archive 1967-75) is based on the incident.
Likewise the opera The Lighthouse by Peter Maxwell Davies.
The novel Some Strange Scent of Death by Angela J Elliott takes its name from a line in the poem and tells the true story of the disappearance of the lighthouse keepers.
The main story of the video game Dark Fall II: Lights Out contains characters and locations related to the incident.
The Poem
Flannan Isle
4 men dissapeared.
never found.
the light house light stopped working.