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'''Sir Walter Raleign''' (pronounced ''rawley'' in America and ''rally'' in England) was a British explorer and [[colonist]] of the 15th century A.D. He founded the colony of [[Roanoke Island]] in [[Virginia]], which he was going to use as a base for [[privateering]] missions against the Spanish and Portuguese.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Raleigh] But before he could sail back to England, the whole colony disappeared, thus proving prophetic its name "The Lost Colony". [[Stephen King]] has theorized that the Roanoke disappearance was due to demonic [[possession]].[http://www.action-tv.org.uk/guides/stormcent.htm]

'''Sir Walter Raleign''' (pronounced ''rawley'' in America and ''rally'' in England) was a British explorer and [[colonist]] of the 15th century A.D. He founded the colony of [[Roanoke Island]] in [[Virginia]], which he was going to use as a base for [[privateering]] missions against the Spanish and Portuguese.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Raleigh] But before he could sail back to England, the whole colony disappeared, thus proving prophetic its name "The Lost Colony".  

Sir Walter Raleigh was quite a polyglot; he was not only an explorer, but also brought [[tobacco]] to the New World, wrote a number of poems including the Waverley novels, and was beheaded on October 29, 1618.

Sir Walter Raleigh was quite well rounded; he was not only an explorer, but also credited with bringing [[tobacco]] from the New World back to Europe, wrote a number of poems including the Waverley novels, and was beheaded on October 29, 1618.

In 1940, [[Errol Flynn]] played a character based on Raleigh in the movie ''The Sea Hawk''.

In 1940, [[Errol Flynn]] played a character based on Raleigh in the movie ''The Sea Hawk''.

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