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it was one of the most popular and widespread occupations
by stinkbutt 3y ago
it was one of the most popular and widespread occupations
- fnordpiglet 3y agoI think it’s more accurate to say most communities had a blacksmith. “Farmer” was the most popular and widespread occultations. A community at that time didn’t require a ton of specialized labor, they needed more people using the output of a blacksmith.
- z3phyr 3y agoUnlike how popular culture depicts, blacksmiths seldom operated alone. A village would have a big team of blacksmiths, including many acolytes.