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During the medieval period a village blacksmith was considered to be a medium-level skilled craftsman, not as important as a master mason or an armourer but higher in status than an ordinary field worker. His work was essential in providing everyday ironwork, which was expensive to make and to buy, but he would not normally produce specialist metalwork such as swords, spurs and other such items.
A blacksmith's wife would have the same level of status as her husband, meaning that she had a slightly better than average peasant house, with perhaps a lager plot of land attached (the croft and toft); she could perhaps afford to buy slightly better quality material for clothes than just drab burrell. She would still not be considered wealthy and her clothing would still be fairly drab and dull in colour.
The major point is that a blacksmith (and his wife) would have a greater say in village affairs, helping to settle disputes and being considered "good men and true" in legal terms.
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