The Fish Lands. German trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroe Islands in the late 15th and 16th Century

The late medieval German trade with the North Atlantic islands, in the margins of the Hanseatic trade network, has received only limited scholarly attention. Merchants from predominantly Hamburg and Bremen established direct trade relations with these islands in the late 15th century, and managed to...

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description The late medieval German trade with the North Atlantic islands, in the margins of the Hanseatic trade network, has received only limited scholarly attention. Merchants from predominantly Hamburg and Bremen established direct trade relations with these islands in the late 15th century, and managed to control the international trade with Iceland, the Faroes and Shetland for much of the 16th century. However, the Hanseatic commercial infrastructure was absent in the North Atlantic, which forced these merchants to develop new trade strategies. Besides a critical re-evaluation of the economic and political conditions, this volume offers a comprehensive study of the organisation of the trade and the methods used to establish and maintain networks between islanders and German merchants. Moreover, it analyses the role and socio-economic position of the communities of merchants with the North Atlantic in their home towns. The book shows that the North Atlantic trade was anything but insignificant. It was a dynamic and integral part of the trade network of the northern German cities, and its study is highly relevant for the economic history of Northern Europe.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-477092024-03-25T18:28:35Z The Fish Lands. German trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroe Islands in the late 15th and 16th Century Holterman, Bart D1-2009 Hanse North Atlantic Economic history thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose The late medieval German trade with the North Atlantic islands, in the margins of the Hanseatic trade network, has received only limited scholarly attention. Merchants from predominantly Hamburg and Bremen established direct trade relations with these islands in the late 15th century, and managed to control the international trade with Iceland, the Faroes and Shetland for much of the 16th century. However, the Hanseatic commercial infrastructure was absent in the North Atlantic, which forced these merchants to develop new trade strategies. Besides a critical re-evaluation of the economic and political conditions, this volume offers a comprehensive study of the organisation of the trade and the methods used to establish and maintain networks between islanders and German merchants. Moreover, it analyses the role and socio-economic position of the communities of merchants with the North Atlantic in their home towns. The book shows that the North Atlantic trade was anything but insignificant. It was a dynamic and integral part of the trade network of the northern German cities, and its study is highly relevant for the economic history of Northern Europe. 2021-02-11T13:45:46Z 2021-02-11T13:45:46Z 2020-11-12 19:29:15 2020 book 50372 9783110655575 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/47709 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110655575 De Gruyter 10.1515/9783110655575 10.1515/9783110655575 af2fbfcc-ee87-43d8-a035-afb9d7eef6a5 9783110655575 655 open access
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The Fish Lands. German trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroe Islands in the late 15th and 16th Century
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title_short The Fish Lands. German trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroe Islands in the late 15th and 16th Century
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Hanse
North Atlantic
Economic history
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