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The social class of a medieval king's blacksmith would depend on the society. Blacksmithing is hard, smelly, dirty work. Some societies would look down on the blacksmith for that reason and his social class would of been very low. On the other hand a Blacksmith dealt with and controlled the four ancient elements Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water. They took metal(Earth) an heated it up in a forge by blowing air on fuel(controlling Air and Fire) Reshaped the metal (Controlling Earth) and cooled the piece in a bucket of water or changed the properties of the metal by immersing it in water (Using Water to change earth) in these cirumstances a Blacksmith could be looked upon as an equal to the King.
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How did the great chain of being work according to medieval and renaissance times?
In medieval times the chain went like this. God The King (God's Representative on Earth) Royalty (The kings family) Nobles Knights Middle class/Specialty workers (Blacksmith, etc.) Landless laborers (Farmers) Slaves
How do medieval kings die?
Usually medieval kings died in battle or by being poisoned by opponents.
What was the roll of a king in medieval times?
The kings role in medieval times which is the greatest one of the kings roll is the leadership.
A Kings recreation of Medieval Times?
For entertainment, (recreation) that kings would do in the medieval times were to have big feasts, sing, eat, dance and sit down and let the court jesters entertain them.
What were medieval rich people called?
They were either Kings, Queens, or nobles.
