Complex sentence: The freemen generally made their living from agriculture, fishing and husbandry, as well as hunting and trade, Herrmann (1985), p.141 and their social status depended both on accumulated wealth as well as noble status.
Split into simpler sentences: The freemen generally made their living from agriculture, fishing and husbandry, as well as hunting and trade, Herrmann (1985), p.141. Their social status depended both on accumulated wealth as well as noble status.