Scandinavian Hanseatic trade

Name: Scandinavian Hanseatic trade
Start: 1286
End: 1290

Type Event Region Northern Europe Time 1286–1290

In the late 1280s Hanseatic merchants greatly expanded trade in Bergen, Visby, and Danish ports around stockfish, furs, timber, and Baltic grain, wit…

Timeline

1286–1288Visby · GotlandMerchants from Hanseatic cities such as Lübeck and Hamburg entered Norwegian and Swedish markets via Visby, exchanging grain for Norwegian stockfish and furs, with trade volume steadily growing.
1288–1290Bergen · NorwayThe Norwegian royal house and Hanseatic merchants negotiated over port tariffs, merchant self-governed justice, and warehousing rights; Bergen gradually developed into a trade center with a German merchant community.

Sources

Hanseatic League https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hanseatic-League
The Hanse in Medieval and Early Modern Europe — Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz (2013)