Jan 19, 2025
I know that Baring-Gould was a master bullshitter (honestly, props to him for his... inventive imagination) but I find it so hilarious how this guy, famous and well known in his own right, decided to find the most famous character at least in Britain and rechristen him so they had the same name.
William? Who? William Holmes- oh, like... William Baring-Gould? Fucking hysterical.
And he doesn't actually give a reason (at least, not to my knowledge). He just claims that, coincidentally, they have the same name and that just Is How It Is. William Sherlock Scott Holmes. Unreal.
#you know how some people might change their names to be similar/the same as their favourite character#Baring-Gould did this but like#a step further#five steps further#it got publicised and now the master detective has four (4) names#sherlock holmes#sherlock#acd#acd canon#but also not canon just confidently called so#sherlockholmes#baring-gould