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Blacksmithing has been one of the most important professions since ancient times, as iron was a very valuable raw material. At that time it was not mined, but rather collected in opencast mines - nothing was allowed to go to waste, and people even kept used nails.
Blacksmiths were located in every large outpost or village and made almost everything needed for agriculture (knife, axe, grain sickle, but also ploughs, harrows, etc.). Some blacksmiths specialized in swords, helmets, spears, harness fittings, snaffle bits, locks or jewelry.
The forge was most often a shelter with a wall. Their essential equipment included a large bellows, anvil, pliers, hammer, punches, files, etc. In a well-equipped forge, a blacksmith could develop a heat of up to 1400°C.
It is worth mentioning that the Romani blacksmiths carried the whole forge with them during their nomadic journeys, and a fireplace and basic tools were enough for shoeing horses or making minor repairs to their tools.
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