I'm creating a generator which gives you some random medieval-ish items, and I'd like to add some more options, but I haven't been able to find anything that tells me properly what a medieval commoner would have. I've found stuff about what bags they may have, which has been useful, but isn't quite what I've been looking for.
more to the point: what items would a medieval commoner have in their bag?
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