What It Was REALLY Like to Be a Medieval Traveling Merchant

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What was it really like to spend your life on the road in Medieval Europe?
Tonight, you’ll follow the weary path of a traveling merchant — waking before dawn, guiding a creaking wagon through mud and mist, trading with hungry villagers, and slipping past suspicious guards who never quite trust you. Every village blurs into the next, every coin is hard won, and every night beneath the open sky reminds you how quiet danger can be.

You’ll share whispered trades, tavern stories, and the small moments of kindness that make the road bearable. No glory, no riches — just miles, mud, and the patient hope that tomorrow’s village might be a little kinder than the last.

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