Medieval

Agriculture

The Black Death in 1349 killed a large number of the peasants who worked the land. People turned increasingly to sheep farming. Large flocks could be looked after by one shepherd and his boy.

Sheep were valuable for their wool, their milk and their meat. Even their bones were made into tools!

Trade in both raw wool and woollen cloth was big in later medieval times.

How is this shepherd equipped for his work?

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