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Region/Country: Region/Land: Eastern Iceland, Iceland
Fjord in Eastern Iceland, which was in use by Bremen merchants under the name "Ostforde", and by Hamburg merchants under the name "Bernforde", which led to decades of conflict between the two groups of merchants in the late 16th century.
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1591
Bremen
Summary of the petitions and complaints of Hamburg and Bremen merchants regarding the conflict between Daniel Elers from Hamburg and Marten Losekanne from Bremen about the harbours Ostforde and Bernforde in Iceland.
1591
Bremen
Secretary Daniel Bisterfeldt from Bremen states his arguments to prove that the harbours Ostforde in Iceland, used by Bremen merchants, and Bernforde, used by Hamburg merchants, are in fact the same harbour.
1591
Hamburg
Daniel Elers to the Danish council of the Realm: complains about how he received a license for the harbour Bernforde in Iceland, but was hindered by Bremen merchant Marten Losekanne, who acquired a license for Wapenforde, but changed the name to Ostforde, which he claims to be the same harbour as Bernforde.
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1591
Iceland
Testimonies of Icelanders Halgrimur Niklasson, who claims that his father was bailiff in Ostfordsyssel and has never heard of a harbour called Ostforde, and Torsten Tusteson, who claims that when he was in the region, he heard that Bremen merchants were trading in Dupwage in Bernforde.
1591, July-August
Berufjörður
Icelandic priests Einar Sigurdsson, Einar Magnusson, Jon Þorvardsson, Þorvardur Magnusson, Jon Magnusson, Þorkel Arnason and Arne Olafsson testify that the harbour that is used by Marten Losekanne from Bremen and Daniel Elers from Hamburg is called Berufjörður.
1591, August 11/12
Berufjörður/Þingmúli
Priests Snorri Hallsson and Arni Olafsson testify, that they have never heard other than that the harbour which is in use by Marten Losekanne from Bremen is called Djupavogur, and that they have never heard that it is also called Fulavik before last summer.
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1591, August 19
Slétta (Reyðarfjörður)
Kietill Sveinsson declares that the Bremen merchants in Ostforde have behaved themselves very well and wishes for their license to be continued, and that Dupwage is located opposite Fulewick.
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1591, August 21
Eyjólfsstaðir
Biorn Gunnarsson declares that the Bremen merchants who have trade in the harbour Ostforde in Iceland for 80 years have behaved themselves very well, and wishes that their license may be continued, and that Dupwage is located opposite Fulewick.
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1591, August 25
Geithellar
Bailiffs Elendur Magnusson, Bryniolfur Jonson and Gudmundur Eyolfson declare that Bremen merchants in the harbour Ostforde in Iceland sell better commodities than Hamburg merchants and help the local people.
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1591, November 14
Bremen
Bremen's instruction for the secretary Daniel Bisterfeldt, who is sent to discuss the matter about the rightful use of the harbour Ostforde/Bernforde, in which it is stated that it can be proven that Marten Losekanne and his predecessors have rightfully used the harbour under the name Ostforde for decades, and that it is therefore not true that they have changed a license for Wapenforde to the invented name Ostforde, as Hamburg merchant Daniel Elers claims.
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