The real village that became The Shire (and was then destroyed)

The Shire was shaped by Tolkien’s childhood village of Sarehole, a green place later consumed by industry and steel. That loss haunted him, turning memory into myth and nature into resistance against the machine. Even paradise, he reminds us, is fragile, especially when it feels like home. What does that idea mean to you? 🍃🏡⚙️📖✨ #TolkienLore #TheShire #LiteraryHistory #LostPlaces #naturevsindustry