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yes people payed for their materials
There jobs are to steal peoples money or kidnap there children.
sometimes a temper with peasants & lords about amount of money payed , counted or even given.
Blacksmiths make hot fore.
No... blacksmiths work with metal....
blacksmiths silversmiths milliners tailors shoe makers and wigmakers
Yes, with all the horses they have, there is a need for blacksmiths.
Horses and wagons could not have operated without blacksmiths. Blacksmiths did all the necessary repairs.
You would use iron and put it into a casting whole bit like modern blacksmiths
Yes, blacksmiths made and still make shields
Metal workers were called blacksmiths in the medieval times. They made a lot of swords and daggers, shields, and some other stuff too. I don't think they could've did something for fun then. Blacksmiths needed to get money for their families, money was hard to get in the medieval times unless you are a member of the royal family or a noble. Even if blacksmiths could make something for fun, they would probably make cool tools for themselves or a toy for their children.