Episode 052 - In 1845 an expedition led by experienced explorer, British Naval Rear Admiral, Sir John Franklin set off northward to conquer the fabled Northwest Passage. After a stop in Greenland the two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, with 129 crew aboard were never seen alive by European eyes again. Over the next 170 years, the fate of the ships andt their crews would finally be revealed, thanks to the help of the Inuit people and their oral traditions.Sources:Wikipedia Entry for Franklin’s Lost ExpeditionParks Canada Site – The Franklin ExpeditionNarrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Sir John FranklinGlobal News - Ships Gifted to Canada and New ArtifactsCannibalism According to John RaeLetter left at King William IslandList of provisions on Erebus and TerrorThe book Dead Reckoning by Ken McGoogan Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices