What's in a name?
What's in a name?
2008-07-07 17:10:33
Greetings
White Lackington is a small borough east of Cerne Abbas (home of the Giant). I've suspected that White Lackington was named (in some fashion) after the Cistercian monks that occupied the Benedictine Abbey of Cerne in the years leading up to the reign of Henry VIII.
Recently I came onto something interesting that might suggest the source of the name. John, son of Richard I, was left out of Richard's will, and this led to John being called John Lackland. If John (speculation) had any doings with the monastics (which, since it was the era of the Templars is very likely, also beings that Richard went off on a Crusade) than it is a short step for a monastic order, or the Templars, to name a town White Lackington after John Lackland, son of Richard.
That White Lackington was named by a monastic order, or by the Templars, is certain sure. I can't tell you why at the moment because I'm writing a book on the Giant, and that is part of the mystique. The John Lackland part is speculation.
james
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White Lackington is a small borough east of Cerne Abbas (home of the Giant). I've suspected that White Lackington was named (in some fashion) after the Cistercian monks that occupied the Benedictine Abbey of Cerne in the years leading up to the reign of Henry VIII.
Recently I came onto something interesting that might suggest the source of the name. John, son of Richard I, was left out of Richard's will, and this led to John being called John Lackland. If John (speculation) had any doings with the monastics (which, since it was the era of the Templars is very likely, also beings that Richard went off on a Crusade) than it is a short step for a monastic order, or the Templars, to name a town White Lackington after John Lackland, son of Richard.
That White Lackington was named by a monastic order, or by the Templars, is certain sure. I can't tell you why at the moment because I'm writing a book on the Giant, and that is part of the mystique. The John Lackland part is speculation.
james
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Re: What's in a name?
2008-07-07 19:52:15
--- In , "james bowles" <jamesbowles@...>
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> Recently I came onto something interesting that might suggest the source of the name.
John, son of Richard I, was left out of Richard's will, and this led to John being called John
Lackland.
I believe that as the youngest son, he was not entitled to inherit anything from his father's
Will, Henry ll resulting in his nickname 'Lackland'. I have always thought he was a nasty
piece of work but someone said on this forum he was not all bad and in fact done some
good. I have not looked into it further. John died, apparently, after throwing a hissy fit
after the royal treasure was lost in the Wash!
eileen
John
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> That White Lackington was named by a monastic order, or by the Templars, is certain
sure. I can't tell you why at the moment because I'm writing a book on the Giant, and that
is part of the mystique. The John Lackland part is speculation.
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> Recently I came onto something interesting that might suggest the source of the name.
John, son of Richard I, was left out of Richard's will, and this led to John being called John
Lackland.
I believe that as the youngest son, he was not entitled to inherit anything from his father's
Will, Henry ll resulting in his nickname 'Lackland'. I have always thought he was a nasty
piece of work but someone said on this forum he was not all bad and in fact done some
good. I have not looked into it further. John died, apparently, after throwing a hissy fit
after the royal treasure was lost in the Wash!
eileen
John
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> That White Lackington was named by a monastic order, or by the Templars, is certain
sure. I can't tell you why at the moment because I'm writing a book on the Giant, and that
is part of the mystique. The John Lackland part is speculation.
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> james
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Re: What's in a name?
2008-07-07 19:53:02
--- In , "james bowles" <jamesbowles@...>
wrote:
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> Recently I came onto something interesting that might suggest the source of the name.
John, son of Richard I, was left out of Richard's will, and this led to John being called John
Lackland.
I believe that as the youngest son, he was not entitled to inherit anything from his father's
Will, Henry ll resulting in his nickname 'Lackland'. I have always thought he was a nasty
piece of work but someone said on this forum he was not all bad and in fact done some
good. I have not looked into it further. John died, apparently, after throwing a hissy fit
after the royal treasure was lost in the Wash!
eileen
John
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> That White Lackington was named by a monastic order, or by the Templars, is certain
sure. I can't tell you why at the moment because I'm writing a book on the Giant, and that
is part of the mystique. The John Lackland part is speculation.
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wrote:
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> Recently I came onto something interesting that might suggest the source of the name.
John, son of Richard I, was left out of Richard's will, and this led to John being called John
Lackland.
I believe that as the youngest son, he was not entitled to inherit anything from his father's
Will, Henry ll resulting in his nickname 'Lackland'. I have always thought he was a nasty
piece of work but someone said on this forum he was not all bad and in fact done some
good. I have not looked into it further. John died, apparently, after throwing a hissy fit
after the royal treasure was lost in the Wash!
eileen
John
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> That White Lackington was named by a monastic order, or by the Templars, is certain
sure. I can't tell you why at the moment because I'm writing a book on the Giant, and that
is part of the mystique. The John Lackland part is speculation.
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