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 For over 600 years Shetland was part of the Scandinavian realm. Most
trade was in sturdy wooden knurrs and havskips via Bergen, where the
merchants of the Hansa League became dominant.
By the early 15th century Hanseatic traders from German ports were
sailing direct to Shetland, cutting
out the Bergen trading post, or kontor. Each trader was allocated an
anchorage by the authorities in Shetland, who also enforced agreed prices.
The story of these German merchant families is told in the Symbister Böd
museum in Whalsay. |
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