The Sea: Challange and Stimulus in the Middle Ages

Carsten Jahnke

doi:10.1017/s106279871300063x

The Sea: Challange and Stimulus in the Middle Ages

SAXO-Institute - Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History

Abstract

The sea presented an important economic opportunity in the Middle Ages. The unpredictable risks of sea transport, the incalculability of time and distances opened a chance to those that were able to bridge the sea constantly and regularly and who were able to reduce the transaction costs most efficiently: the merchants of the late medieval 'German Hansa'. The article will give a short introduction to the mechanisms and principles of international hanseatic trade in the Middle Ages.

Original language	English
Journal	European Review
Volume	22/01
Issue number	February 2014
Pages (from-to)	64-71
Number of pages	8
ISSN	1062-7987
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/s106279871300063x
Publication status	Published - Feb 2014

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Faculty of Humanities
Middle Ages
Seatrade

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