> If that were the main reason, we would have stories about people clandestinely milling at home. I’m not aware of any. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quern-sto

> If that were the main reason, we would have stories about people clandestinely milling at home. I’m not aware of any. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quern-stone#Laws_against_use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quern-stone#Laws_against_use Laws against a thing often indicate that it was common enough to be a problem, although there are exceptions.