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"'''The Ballad of Flannan Isle'''" was a [[poem]] by [[Wilfred Gibson]]. | |||
It was mentioned and quoted by the [[Fourth Doctor]] while leaving [[Fang Rock]]: | It was mentioned and quoted by the [[Fourth Doctor]] while leaving [[Fang Rock]]: | ||
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In the real world the poem is known simply as ''Flannan Isle'' and deals with a mysterious incident that occurred on the Flannan Isles in 1900, when three lighthouse-keepers disappeared without explanation. The parallelism with the incident of Fang Rock is clear. | In the real world the poem is known simply as ''Flannan Isle'' and deals with a mysterious incident that occurred on the Flannan Isles in 1900, when three lighthouse-keepers disappeared without explanation. The parallelism with the incident of Fang Rock is clear. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:55, 26 February 2019
"The Ballad of Flannan Isle" was a poem by Wilfred Gibson.
It was mentioned and quoted by the Fourth Doctor while leaving Fang Rock:
- Aye: though we hunted high and low,
- And hunted everywhere,
- Of the three men's fate we found no trace
- Of any kind in any place,
- But a door ajar, and an untouch'd meal,
- And an overtoppled chair.
- (TV: Horror of Fang Rock)
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In the real world the poem is known simply as Flannan Isle and deals with a mysterious incident that occurred on the Flannan Isles in 1900, when three lighthouse-keepers disappeared without explanation. The parallelism with the incident of Fang Rock is clear.
