Introduction: German trade in the North Atlantic

Gardiner, Mark and Mehler, Natascha (2020) Introduction: German trade in the North Atlantic. In: German Trade in the North Atlantic c.1400–1700: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. AmS-Skrifter (27). Museum of Archaeology, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, pp. 9-24. ISBN 978-82-7760-183-0

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Trade from 1400 onwards had an impact upon the North Atlantic region quite out of proportion to its volume. e opening of a ready market for dried sh, in particular, but also cloth, train oil and sulphur encouraged the production for export on a much larger scale than before. In return, a greater range of nished goods and raw materials was supplied by German mer- chants. Initially, trade was channelled through Bergen, but this system broke down, largely because English merchants sailed to Iceland. From the 1470s onwards, the number of German ships travelling to Iceland and Shetland increased. e Danish government struggled to control the trade in their North Atlantic territories, but rst in the Faroes and later in Iceland, they sought to impose greater restrictions on foreign merchants. e Danes licensed ships to trade at certain ports and from 1601 attempted to restrict the trade to their own merchants. e introduction summarizes the history of German trade in the North Atlantic, and outlines its economic and cultural impacts.

Keywords:interdisciplinarity, North Atlantic, Hanse, trade, impact
Subjects:N Business and Administrative studies > N110 European Business studies
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V141 Modern History 1500-1599
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V400 Archaeology
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V130 Medieval History
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V310 Economic History
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V220 European History
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V142 Modern History 1600-1699
Divisions:College of Arts > School of History & Heritage > School of History & Heritage (Heritage)
ID Code:39444
Deposited On:15 Jan 2020 11:02

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