Home Seekers feat. JRR Tolkien

Описание: Home-seeking, or oikophilia, was coined by English philosopher, Roger Scruton, to describe the deep emotional and moral attachment to a place and the way of life it supports.

In honour of JRR Tolkien (1892-1973), who speaks here about how he experienced life in rural middle England.

'It bites into your memory and imagination, even if you don't think it has.
Then, to have, just at the age, of imagination opening up, suddenly to find yourself in a quiet Warwickshire village...
I think it engenders a particular love of, what you might call central midland English countryside, based on good water stones and elm trees, small quiet rivers, and so on. And of course, (sort of) rustic people there.
It bites into your memory and imagination, even if you don't think it has.'

Many thanks to Ken Backhouse and Mike Hewitt for their invaluable contributions.

Extracts from a BBC interview with Tolkien in 1965.

Video footage is of (in order of appearance)
Afon Dwyryd, Gwynedd, North Wales
Little stream, Llŷn Peninsula, North Wales
Bibury, England
Afon Eden, North Wales
Afon Glaslyn, North Wales
Afon Rhyd-hir, North Wales
Woodlands of the Llŷn Peninsula, North Wales

Additional river footage courtesy of www.pixabay.com