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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolkien_family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolkien_family That's a nice hearty family tree. It always makes me a little sad wh
by saalweachter 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolkien_family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolkien_family
That's a nice hearty family tree.
It always makes me a little sad when there's a historical figure I liked and their family tree just kind of peters out after a bit. May be a bit silly, since I liked them for their intellectual output or creativity or political impact.
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- erezyehuda 7y agoI was literally just looking at this for the same reason. I'm sure it's a bit silly and sentimental, but the notion of there still being a living connection to them in the world makes me feel they're not entirely gone.
- jacobush 7y agoBut what about Nicholas and Anna Tolkien?!
- Razengan 7y agoSame. Like with Nikola Tesla or H. P. Lovecraft, who died more or less impoverished and were nowhere as cherished in their lifetime as they are now, and many others like them who only received posthumous appreciated, it's like they were cheated by fate. It makes me angry at how the world treated people like them.
- prirun 7y agoIt's the same for many now-revered classical composers. I think sometimes the world is just not ready to receive and understand true genius. Their creativity takes decades to truly appreciate.