So you weren't sneaking while going through the dungeon? But either way, I hate archers so much. They got them sniper shots

I'd imagine your stuff isn't that great at this point to not be able to craft it easily. But have you killed trolls to craft the armor yet? I ended up doing this on my first run of the game and it helped a lot. Though I never used a shield yet...

Anyway, have fun with whatever other game you play