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A miller was a person who owned a mill. millers ground corn and crops for the higher powred citizens, and if the miller impressed the royal people than he (millers were always men in the middle ages) would get to sell any extra wheat or grains for money.
milllers ground corn, wheat, and any other grains that could help make bread for the king, queen, nobles, knights, and artisans in some cases.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoAt first there were only water mills in Europe, which were mainly used for processing cereals to make flour for bread. They were of several kinds, depending on the level at which the flow of water hit the mill wheel.
When the Normans conquered England, Wales and part of Ireland they imposed strict laws controlling mills, all of which had to be licensed and pay a regular tax to the King - nobody could then mill their own crop at home as they had done in Saxon times. Every peasant had to pay the miller each time he took his crop to be milled. This was an effective way of controlling the large peasant population, since there was always the threat of increasing the fee or removing the mill if civil unrest broke out - the result would be starvation.
In the 12th century, Cistercian monks developed water-powered mills for beating (fullering) cloth, a task which had previously been done by human feet. The mill wheel powered huge oak trip-hammers which would fall in turn over the cloth, beating the fibres together to make a soft, compact material.
This idea of driving sets of large hammers was then slowly extended over the following few hundred years to beating hot metal, particularly into thin sheets used in making plate armour.
By the end of the 12th century, windmills began to appear across Europe, copied from an Arabic design. These were only used to process crops, while water-powered mills continued to be used for a range of purposes.
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∙ 13y agoA medieval miller was a person who managed mills of the medieval times to grind wheat in order to make bread. They were sometimes also bakers of this time.
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∙ 14y agoThe millers are responsive for running the mill.
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∙ 11y agoone tool they used was a mill where they pumped water and grinded grain
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Was polyphony used in the Middle Ages?
Yes, polyphony was used during the Middle Ages. We do not have any real idea of when polyphony was introduced, but the earliest texts describing it date to the Early Middle Ages. By the end of the Middle Ages, it was highly developed. There is a link below to an article on polyphony, beginning at the section on its origins.
What was a explorers in a Middle Ages?
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Before the middle ages was Anquity (Greeks and Romans) and after the middle ages was the Renissance
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By what other name is the medieval period also known?
The simple answer is that the medieval period is also called the Middle Ages. There is some complexity, however. The period from the 5th through 10th centuries was called the Dark Ages, but the term Early Middle Ages is more common now. What used to be called the Middle Ages, a time from the 11th to 15th centuries, is now often counted as the High Middle Ages (1000 to 1300) and Late Middle Ages (1300 to some time in the 15th century).
What did miller do in Middle Ages?
Mills had two main uses in the middle ages, to grind grain into flour, and to cut tree trunks into lumber. Millers operated these mills.
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Castles in the Middle Ages were used to keep out enemies.
What were the weapons in the middle ages?
See the question: What are some weapons used in the middle ages?
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young girls ages of 10 to middle aged women, 30-40 years old. most who worked at the mills were 24 years old
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Dorothy Mills has written: 'The people of ancient Israel' -- subject(s): Bible, History of Biblical events, Jews, History 'The Middle Ages' -- subject(s): Middle Ages, History 'The book of the ancient Greeks' -- subject(s): Civilization, History 'Renaissance and reformation times'
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people in the middle ages used letters or talking to face to face
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knights
What were puppets used for in the middle ages?
to entertain
Was sugar used in middle ages?
YES
Was polyphony used in the Middle Ages?
Yes, polyphony was used during the Middle Ages. We do not have any real idea of when polyphony was introduced, but the earliest texts describing it date to the Early Middle Ages. By the end of the Middle Ages, it was highly developed. There is a link below to an article on polyphony, beginning at the section on its origins.
