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15940901HOF00
1594, September 1
Hof (Vopnafjörður)
Priest Oddur Torkilsson to king Christian IV of Denmark: complains how the poor people of Vopnafjörður are dependent on the German traders, and therefore asks permission for a ship to sail to Þorshöfn in Langanes.
Created for and published on the HANSdoc website of the German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven, by Bart Holterman in the context of the research project Between the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea: interdisciplinary Studies of the Hanse. Licensed CC BY.
K1
Copenhagen, Rigsarkivet
Særligt stillede landskaber og unionsriger: D 11 Island og Færøerne, Pakke 24 (Supplement II, no. 9)
One bifolio.
19,5x33,5cm
Paper
Sealed with a signet seal.
Icelandic
On the back: Hierauf ist ein paß auff Langeneß ausgeben, mense martio 1596.
K2
Copenhagen, Rigsarkivet
Særligt stillede landskaber og unionsriger: D 11 Island og Færøerne, Pakke 24 (Supplement II, no. 9)
One bifolio.
20x32,5cm
Paper
A small piece of the right side of the second page is ripped off.
Translation
Danish
Also contains 15940800VOP00, 15940826VOP00.