Sackville Family
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The Sackville Family was a hobbit family of the Shire.
Camellia Sackville is the only known member of the family;[1] apart from her almost nothing is known about them, except that they are described as being one of the Shire's wealthier families.
For more of them see Sackville-Baggins Family
Etymology
The name Sackville is intended to be of more aristocratic association than Baggins. Tolkien noted that it was intentional that "bag" and "sack" have similar meaning.[2]
Sackville is a real-life English surname.[2]
Portrayal in adaptations
In The Atlas of Middle-earth Sackville appears as a locality in the Southfarthing.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Baggins of Hobbiton"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 762
