3. Political background: The Hanse, urban centres, and foreign authorities

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. List of Tables XIII
5. List of Figures XV
6. Abbreviations XVII
7. 1. Introduction 1
8. Part I: Historical background
9. 2. Economic background: Traded commodities 27
10. 3. Political background: The Hanse, urban centres, and foreign authorities 61
11. Part II: The situation on the North Atlantic islands
12. 4. Relations between German merchants and islanders in the North Atlantic 139
13. 5. Harbours and trading places 207
14. 6. Overview of harbours in Iceland 237
15. Part III: The situation in Germany
16. 7. The organisation of the North Atlantic trade 309
17. 8. Summary and conclusion 377
18. 9. Deutsche Zusammenfassung 385
19. Bibliography 393
20. Appendix A: Licences issued for Icelandic harbours 417
21. Appendix B: Faroese monopoly holders 439
22. Appendix C: North Atlantic merchants in Hamburg 443
23. Appendix D: North Atlantic merchants from Bremen in the sixteenth century 477
24. Appendix E: Overview of the donation register of the Confraternity of St Anne of the Iceland Merchants, Hamburg (online material) 493
25. Register of persons and places 495