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Flatey

Flatey; Flatoe; Flatoh; Flatte; Flatteya; Flatto; Flattoe; Flattoge; Flattoh; Flattohe; Flattoy; Flattø; Flattøe; Flattöehe; Flattöh; Flatø; Flatøey; Flettoge; Flottog

Region/Country: Region/Land: Breiðafjörður, Iceland

Island in the middle of Breiðafjörður bay in Western Iceland. The island was one of the cultural centres of Iceland due to a monastery on the island, which was later moved to Helgafell. The island is known as a foreign trading site since the late 16th century. The Germans called it Flatto.

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15980128VIB00

1598, January 28

Viborg

Niels Busk to Augustus Erik, secretary of the German chancery of Denmark: writes that he and his shipowners want to keep the harbour Flatto in Iceland, which Frederick Leyel from Helsingør does not want to give up, and ask for information from a man from Bremen.

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1601

Overview of the harbours in use in Iceland and in which year their licenses expire, 1601-1603.

16030908HAM00

1603, September 8

Hamburg

Berndt Salfeld to Hamburg: complains about how he went to the harbour Reff in Iceland to pick up a load of stockfish which was traded by his brother David, and which he couldn't take last year, but was accused by lawman Jon Jonsson that his license was expired, and his brother David had traded illegally in Reff, and his goods and booths were confiscated.

16030923HAM00

1603, September 23

Hamburg

Bernd Salfeld to Hamburg: complains about how he went to the harbour Reff in Iceland to pick up a load of stockfish which was traded by his brother David with consent of lawman Jon Jonsson, and which he couldn't take last year, but was accused by governour Ewalt Kruse that his license was expired, and his brother David had traded illegally in Reff, and his goods and booths were confiscated.

16101217OLD00

1610, December 17

Oldenburg

Schweder Timmerman to count Anton Günther of Oldenburg: as the Danish merchants licensed with the Icelandic trade do not use the harbour Flatto at the moment, Timmerman requests to use that harbour for the time being, and afterwards one of the harbours Bodenstede, Stappe, or Reff.