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Grindefiord; Grindefiorden; Grindefiordt; Grindefirod; Grindeforde; Grindefordt; Grindefort; Grindeförde; Grindforde; Grindtvorde; gronderforde; Grundarfjörður; Grundefiorde; Grundefiorden; Grundefiordt; Grundeforde; Grundeforden; Grundefordt; Grundefort; Grundeforth; Grunderfiordi; Grundevorde; Grundfiern; Grundtfiordt; Grundtfordt; Grunfiordt; Gryndeforde
Region/Country: Region/Land: Snæfellsnes, Iceland
Trading place in use by Danish and German merchants, who called it Grindeforde or Grundeforde. The modern town is located to the west of the old trading site Grundarkampur, which was used until the 19th century.
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1585, August 16
Jever
Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Frederick II of Denmark: answer to the license for the harbours Neswage and Grundeforde, which the count has gladly received, and the state of his relations with the Bremen cathedral chapter, which is electing a new bishop.
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1585, November 20
[Bremen]
Henrich Salomon, Christoffer Meyer, Johan Koster, Vasmer Bake, Everdt Hoveman and Friedrich Koster to Bremen: request for a license to use the harbours Neswage and Grindeforde in Iceland, after prince-archbishop Henry III of Bremen, who had held the previous license, died. Since Bremen merchants had a long tradition of sailing to these harbours, they would like the license back.
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1585, November 22
Bremen
Bremen to king Frederick II of Denmark: complaint about the many hindrances of the Bremen trade with Iceland and request for a license to use the harbours Neswage and Grundeforde on behalf of Christoffer Meyer and Johan Koster.
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1585, December 17
Kronborg
King Frederick II of Denmark to Bremen: in answer to the request of Bremen merchants to use the harbours Neswage and Grundeforde, it is replied that the license for the said harbours has already been granted to the count of Oldenburg after the previous license holder, prince-archbishop Henry III of Bremen, had died.
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1586
List of harbours in Iceland for which licenses have been issued to merchants from Stade, Bremen, Wilster and Oldenburg, in the years 1576-1585.
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1586
Notes about two issued licenses in Iceland: of Botsand and Dureshave to citizens from Wilster, 1584, and Neswage and Grundeforde to the count of Oldenburg, 1585.
1596
Bremen
Hans Honne of Bremen to king Christian IV of Denmark: after he has requested a license for the harbour Flattoh in Iceland, which was refused because it was already given to citizens of Copenhagen, he now requests a license for Grindeforde or Landoh, which have not been used for fifteen years.
1596, February 19
Oldenburg
Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request for a license to use the harbours Grundeforde, Kummerwage, and Neswage in Iceland, after the license for Neswage given to Bremen merchants by Carsten Bake expires.
1596, March 29
Frederiksborg
King Christian IV of Denmark to count John VII of Oldenburg: permits him to use the harbours Neswage and Kummerwage in Iceland, but not the harbour Grundeforde, as was requested, as this harbour was not used by Oldenburg before and has therefore been licensed to John Adolf, archbishop of Bremen.
1596, April 19
Oldenburg
Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: sends the king two horses, and thanks him for the license for the harbours Kummerwage and Neswage in Iceland, as well as for his help in the Oldenburg claims in Kniphausen, and expresses his regret in not acquiring a license for Grundeforde, which he has had before.
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