tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post3718217664658198619..comments2024-03-16T16:12:13.296+00:00Comments on some LANDSCAPES: Floating Island at HawksheadPliniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529481330530614513noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post-91927000401964223552007-05-28T07:38:00.000+01:002007-05-28T07:38:00.000+01:00Thanks - that is really interesting. I'm sure I'v...Thanks - that is really interesting. I'm sure I've read of various floating islands in myth and literature (I mean floating in water, not in the sky like Swift's Laputa). I had a quick look on Wikipedia which briefly discusses the natural phenomenon: "they are sometimes referred to as tussocks, floatons, or sudds. Natural floating islands are composed of vegetation growing on a buoyant mat consisting of plant roots or other organic detritus." It also mentions a strange assortment of cultural references including something that almost made me choke with horror on my cup of tea: "Roger Dean is also planning a movie entitled Floating Islands. The movie is said to be based on the story of his album art for the band Yes and will feature several of their songs." Surely not! Somebody stop that man!Pliniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529481330530614513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post-24354363560056799832007-05-27T17:32:00.000+01:002007-05-27T17:32:00.000+01:00Gerald had a fascination for islands. In his Topog...Gerald had a fascination for islands. In his Topographia Hibernica he describes an island in Ulster which is divided into two parts. One part has a beautiful church and is well worth seeing but the other is stony and ugly and is abandoned to the use of evil spirits only. Another has arisen from the sea recently like the modern Surtsee whilst on another no one dies.<BR/><BR/>Gerald of Wales, The History and Topography of Ireland, ed. L.Thorpe (Harmondsworth, 1982), nos.37, 38 and 45.snarlersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117760284163716428noreply@blogger.com