How clever of you to see the reality behind Mr Armstrong's name. Ha!
My surname is Lovekin. (It is the only thing I insisted on hanging onto when I got divorced.) My ex-father-in-law (an amateur historian) always insisted John Lovekyn killed Wat Tyler. And that he could trace a direct line back. (No idea if this is true but it's a nice story.)
In fact, John Lovekyn preceded Wat Tyler's Rebellion by many years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lovekyn
Although there is a connection: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Walworth
In the later version of the name I like the juxtaposition of the syllables - the suggestion of loyalty & affection. It never fails to rouse a comment. And it's a good name for a book writer.
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Date: 2013-09-05 09:49 am (UTC)My surname is Lovekin. (It is the only thing I insisted on hanging onto when I got divorced.) My ex-father-in-law (an amateur historian) always insisted John Lovekyn killed Wat Tyler. And that he could trace a direct line back. (No idea if this is true but it's a nice story.)
In fact, John Lovekyn preceded Wat Tyler's Rebellion by many years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lovekyn
Although there is a connection:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Walworth
In the later version of the name I like the juxtaposition of the syllables - the suggestion of loyalty & affection. It never fails to rouse a comment. And it's a good name for a book writer.
Nice post!