The water mills
Two authentic water mills stand on the banks of the Ourthe. The origin of the water mills is extremely old: as early as the Antiquity, mankind built mills to use water as an energy source. In the Middle Ages, only the Lord of the land owned a mill, and all the inhabitants of the lordship had to use this mill. In order to do so, they had to give up part of their goods to the lord. The miller was thus very much disliked by the peasantry. He was considered a traitor: coming from the same social background, he worked for the oppressing lord. He was thus the object of much scorn. The song ?Meunier, tu dors? (Miller you are sleeping) came about as a result of this state of affairs.
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The water mills
Rue des Moulins6970 Ortheuville (Tenneville)
Belgique
50.07724
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