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Foula, which derives its name from the Old Norse word for “Bird Island”, is often described as the most remote community in the British Isles with less than 30 permanent residents and no pub or shop. Owing to its isolation, the island was reputed by the Faroese linguist Jakob Jakobsen to be one of the last refuges of the now-extinct Norn language as late as the 19th century. During the summer of 1936, its windswept terrain became the set of Michael Powell’s The Edge of the World, a feature-length drama inspired by the 1930 evacuation of St. Kilda. This work is kindly supported by the Patricia Seppälä Foundation.