A black smith worked with metals, typically iron, working them over hot fires. They built things such as fences, door hardware, metal pieces for carriages and the like.
Most Vikings were farmers. They were also merchants, boat builders and Blacksmiths.
farming, fishing, the slave trade, blacksmiths, and then the are the sailors the bring people from Eroupe to America. What else could they do????
blacksmiths anyone who would provide them with what they need although they would have treated with alot of respect. ronin, and hanins they ignored.
Blacksmiths make hot fore.
No... blacksmiths work with metal....
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.
They could have been paid in cash or in trade. If a farmer had no cash he may have given beef or flour in place of payment.
Yes, colonial blacksmiths often had apprentices who would learn the trade by working closely with the skilled blacksmith. The apprentice would assist with tasks, learn techniques, and eventually become a journeyman blacksmith before potentially becoming a master blacksmith themselves.
Yes, blacksmiths made and still make shields
Slaves possibly worked for blacksmiths in the southern US. There were blacksmiths all over the world who did not use slave labour.
Blacksmiths forged essentially everything made of metal, from swords to spoons.