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Ah, the Sackville's. The name is very well known around East Grinstead (Sussex, UK) because of the almshouse that is there to this day [0] (along with many othe
by hazeii 7y ago
Ah, the Sackville's. The name is very well known around East Grinstead (Sussex, UK) because of the almshouse that is there to this day [0] (along with many other historical connections).
Thanks for posting this, as I also spotted a link to an article about sheltering-in-place with Montaigne [1] whose 'Essays' would definitely be the book I'd grab if I could only take one into lockdown.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackville_College https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackville_College
[1] https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/04/07/sheltering-in-place-with-montaigne/ https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/04/07/sheltering-in...
- microtherion 7y agoI wonder whether Tolkien took his inspiration for the Sackville-Bagginses from that family.
- hazeii 7y agoAccording to this link [0], yes. It even says that Tolkein had the '..."sack"/"bag" connection in mind...'. [0] https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Sackville-Baggins https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Sackville-Baggins