Talk:Laputa

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[edit] Origin of the name

It may or may not be coincidence that a large number of Pacific island nations have their archaeological footings in a group of peoples called the Lapita. If I recall Gulliver correctly, Gulliver encountered Lapita on a voyage in the northern Pacific, though I cannot remember where he touched down again. The Lapita page gives the origin of the name in the mis-hearing of a New Guinea word, but does not cite a source ; however with dozens if not hundreds of languages in New Guinea, I find the claim somewhat suspect in it's imprecision. That the (archaeological) name is from a source which was contemporaneously available to Swift, associated with the "Pacific" is at least credible. I don't have any idea how to pursue whether this was actually the case.

A Karley 12:52, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

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Influence on contemporary work:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feel_good_inc <- Feel good inc. This song also included a flying island. This could and may really be an 'influence on contemporary work'. It may be appropriate to include the song under it as music to is a form of contemporary work (if i am not mistaken)

Ren 5:01PM, 29 May 2008 (AUS)