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Selmo · 10-04-2002, 04:06 AM

In his characterisation of the elder Sandyman, Tolkein is reflecting the way millers have been seen since the Middle Ages. In literature and in folk-song, millers are aways shown as mean, greedy, self-important and willing to cheat their customers.

It's in the younger Sandyman that Tolkien shows his dislike of modernisation.

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10-04-2002, 04:06 AM	#4
Selmo Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Shire (Staffordshire), United Kingdom Posts: 273	In his characterisation of the elder Sandyman, Tolkein is reflecting the way millers have been seen since the Middle Ages. In literature and in folk-song, millers are aways shown as mean, greedy, self-important and willing to cheat their customers. It's in the younger Sandyman that Tolkien shows his dislike of modernisation.