Iceland During the 16th Century - Proto-Globalization at the Fringe of Europe

Author(s): Natascha Mehler

Year: 2020

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Medieval to Modern Transitions and Historical Archaeology" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

From the time of the settlement in the late 9thcentury Iceland has always been connected with Northern Europe, despite the island´s remote location. Strong political, religious and economic links existed with Norway, Denmark and then, in the later medieval period, with England and Germany. The 16thcentury is a time of transition. Iceland´s economy was dominated by trade with Hanseatic, or German merchants who also had an immense impact on the religion and culture of the island. This paper explores how proto-globalization reached Iceland, how Iceland was drawn into (Northern) European economic networks, and the ways in which German trade changed the Icelandic society.

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Iceland During the 16th Century - Proto-Globalization at the Fringe of Europe. Natascha Mehler. 2020 ( tDAR id: 457089)

Keywords

General
Iceland proto-globalization Trade

Geographic Keywords
AUSTRIA

Temporal Keywords
Early modern

Spatial Coverage

min long: 9.534; min lat: 46.407 ; max long: 17.166; max lat: 49.019 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

Record Identifiers

PaperId(s): 821