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Gambelwicke; Gambylweke; Gamelwick; Gammelwick; Grannelwick; im Raeff; Reeff; Ref; Refen; Reff; Reffe; Refft; Reffuit; Reffuitt; Reiff; Reven; Ríf
Region/Country: Region/Land: Snæfellsnes, Iceland
Harbour on the western tip of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, north of the Snæfellsjökull mountain. It was already an important harbour for the English in the 15th century, who called it Gammelwick. It was known by the Germans as Reff. The governour Björn Þórleifsson was murdered here by English traders in 1467.
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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.
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.
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.
1611, February 7
Oldenburg
Count Anton Günther of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: writes that he has heard that the Copenhagen trade monopoly of Iceland will be revised, and therefore requests the use of one of the harbours Bodenstede, Stappe or Reff.
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