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>It may be a blind spot of my own, but I can't think of many examples of fantasy with truly common folk as the primary perspective.

How common and how fantastic?

Conan is a hillman. He just becomes more accomplished over time.

Fafyrd is from a frozen waste, trained as a skald. Notable only because he left his tribe interested in civilization.

Vaatzes from KJ Parkers Engineer Trilogy is foreman. A really good engineer, but replaced instantly when he is banished.

Sort of inverted with Saevus Corax, where the main guy is trying really hard not to be royalty, and so he scavenges dead people on battlefields for a living hoping no one will find him.