What was the role of the blacksmith in medieval society?
And so they don’t talk at all about the non-military metalwork that a blacksmith would have done, or the value of those things. Like nails, or hinges, or gates, or locks, or tools for other workers.<p>IMO, it is useful to look at what a modern blacksmith does and then ask what of those things had what utility back then.<p>Check out the Artist Blacksmith Association of North America and then come back to this article and see how empty it is.