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The Wealth of Dragons
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I mean, knights weren't exactly poor people. This knight found a way to make his serfs make him more money.
Yeah, IIRC a knight's suit of armor and weapons alone were worth more than most people in medieval times would ever earn in their entire lifetime. Knights traveling on horseback were the modern day equivalent of a celebrity rolling around town in a Ferrari
Iron and steel were a precious metals at one point in time.
Funnily enough, not because iron isn't abundant (it's super abundant). Rather, because the medieval process of smelting required a LOT of fuel for even a small amount of iron.
Very similar to how aluminum was a rare metal.
While many knights were lords and vice versa, they weren't always