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Sandyman's
Mill
It cannot be said that Mr. Sandyman, the old and
always opinionated miller, is the most liked Hobbit
in all the Shire, but the mill in Hobbiton run by generations
of the Sandyman family, including Sandyman's son Ted,
is nonetheless an important part of the tightly-knit
community. Located on the north banks of the
Water, the meandering river running its way through
Hobbiton, "the Mill" as it is commonly (and simply)
known, provides ground corn for the local Hobbits,
as well as a pleasant place to sit along the gentle
banks to enjoy a relaxing hour or three at the Water's
edge.
It is commonly known that Professor Tolkien based
much of the tranquil Shire on his childhood memories
of the Birmingham countryside of his youth. Old
Sandyman's Mill in Hobbiton was no doubt inspired by
the Sarehole Mill in this region of England, a simple
brick and wood structure, still located to this day
on the banks of a tranquil pool. While the Mill
found in the Shire is much more centrally located in
Hobbiton than the country mill that inspired it, Professor
Tolkien's reverence for the place, along with its sense
of peace and tranquility, was a feeling the Turbine
team felt compelled to capture when creating the Mill
for The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. The
gently turning wheel is, naturally, its most prominent
feature, and the Mill also includes an ample yard for
players to meet and converse, as described in the pages
of The Fellowship of the Ring.
Bag End - Bamfurlong - Brandywine
Bridge - Bucklebury Ferry - Bywater - Crickhollow - Great
Smials - Michel Delving - The
Party Tree - Sandyman's
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