The Hanseatic League was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe, 13th century.
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It is simply called the Upper Hall. The profane name initially conceals the fact that this is Bremen's most beautiful, most representative festival hall in the Hanseatic city's town hall.
For centuries, the city council met here. Decisions were made here for the good of the city, treaties were concluded, justice was administered and envoys from other countries were received. And four large ship models hang from above between large brass candlesticks. These fully functional models (the oldest is from 1545) were used to impress the guests of the Aldermen and to represent the power and wealth of the Hanseatic League.
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The Kerberos and Prometheus from 1899 aren’t the only mysterious ships around! Archaeologists in Sweden are working to unravel the story of two enigmatic ships filled with household goods.
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Trebygninger med tegltak, Bryggen, Bergen, 1976.
Thanks to its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage district, the physical fabric of Bryggen has not changed much in the past almost half century. There is much more commerce catering to tourism, however. See my photos of the district taken in September 2023 and tagged bryggen.
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Hanseatic science team extracting "glass" for further testing. The crystals, once they come in contact with living matter, act highly reactive... and for some reason the fields won't stop expanding.
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Some impressions of Lübeck
I visited Lübeck for 2 days.
Lübeck itself is a very pretty city, also it has huge historical value. I will try to show and explain some of the stuff I have seen in this little post :D
First of all, Lübeck was part of the Hanseatic League. It existed even prior to Hamburg and was one of the first cities that traded by ship with faraway places such as Russia and Kiew. Because of its huge influence it was also called “Queen of the Hanse”. Due to the extreme riches the merchants were able to make of the trade the houses were soon made of red bricks, which were very expensive at the time. Also Cathedral and churches were built.
But when you enter the city the first thing you will see is the famous Holsten Gate.
The Holsten Gate was part of the huge citywall, which doesnt exist anymore today but protected the city towards Holstein. The walls were 3 meters strong on this side, this insides are very spacious and housed several guards and weapons. You can see on the picture that the towers are slightly lopsided. This is because the ground sank down in the 13th century already. Still, the protection was so good that Lübeck was never attacked in the middleages.
Here you can see Lübeck in miniature with all the citywalls. The Holsten Gate is the smaller pointy building left in front of the Trave (the river). At the Holsten Gate taxes were collected for entering the city. 5 Pennies if your were barefoot, 20 pennies if you had shoes! XD
The next thing you’ll see as you go on are houses. But not any houses! These were the salt storehouses. Salt was brought in by ship and directly transported into these houses. It was then used to salt Herrings. One of the most important trading goods since Christians weren’t allowed to eat meat during lent, therefore fish was the next best thing.
The houses right at the Trave were mostly owned by the merchants. Merchants owned the ships and dealt with the trade, however as history went on they didnt need to go to places themselves anymore but sent their men and did their own business at home. In safety.
Also the people of Lübeck LOVE roses. There are roses everywhere. There even is a whole street called “Rosestreet”. And if you look closely at the miniature again you will see that the houses are build in a certain way. They all have little gardens tucked away behind them! You can reach those when you go through small corridors. Some are so small you have to bend over or else you cannot fit through.
When you have managed to squeeze through you’ll reach little paradise! Like this:
And this is Rosestreet :D
Also interesting are the many churches and the Cathedral. They are all not as golden as the ones in Erfurt, but you can see a lot of the original colors and drawings. Many mechants were buried here, as well as important rulers. I won’t show that many pictures here, just the ones I thought most impressive.
Now what’s the deal with the broken bells?
Easy. In WW2 Lübeck was bombed after Germany bombed Britain. It was a revenge act and most of St. Mary Magdalene church was destroyed. These bells fell down and they still lie there today. In the Hanseatic Museum you can also see the only remaining intact parts of a colored window from this church.
Since we are already speaking about windows. The most impressive, most beautiful thing I have seen in all of Lübeck was also a window. This one!
It is located in the very first hospital Lübeck built in 1268, the “hospital of the holy ghost”. It was hospital and nursing home for the poor and old. It had its own chapel too.
That’s it from the outside. It’s a huge complex of buildings, right next to the Jacobichurch. A lot of the walldecoration is still visible inside.
Another important place is the townhall with the market behind. All the very important merchants in the Hanseatic League came from all over to have so called “Hansetage” which could last up to a month, where all important things were discussed and later published to the common people on the market. As you can see the townhall itself is HUGE.
that’s the front.
And that’s part (!) of the back. In total this building is at least as big as one of the churches. If not bigger. Also the scribes had their own building right next to the townhall on top so they did not waste space inside the townhall. I’ve never seen this before.
The last thing I will show you is a monastery. Today it is part of the Hanseatic Museum. When they built the museum they found remaining wallparts from medieval times which are now included in the museum. The museum itself is very awesome and informative and if you ever visit Lübeck- please go visit there :D
However, even more interesting for me was the monastery itself. It was once used by Dominican monks, and was later used as a prison and a court building. You can go trough the chapter house and the winterrefectorium. The ladder is especially interesting because parts of the heating system were found beneath the ground!
All in all, Lübeck was lovely. I’d recommend at least 2 to 3 days or else you will miss a lot. If you are tired after all that walking you can chill at the Trave in many many places like here at the historical part of the harbour.
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Joseph Green and Robert Motherby – Hull Merchants and Kant’s Philosophy
An account of Yorkshire’s medieval trade links with the Baltic. They created a lasting network, not only for businesses and trade, but also for cross-cultural cooperation.
The story begins in former German city of Königsberg now called Kaliningrad.
An account of Yorkshire’s medieval trade links with the Baltic. They created a lasting network, not only for businesses and trade, but also for cross-cultural cooperation.The story begins in former German city of Königsberg now called Kaliningrad and is part of the Russian Federation.
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Model ships in the Holstentor in Lübeck
These enchanting ladies float inside the Holstentor, the remaining western gate which belonged to the city wall of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck. The gate was built between 1464 and 1478 and is today considered a landmark. The models inside the gate date from various times in the 17th - 19th centuries and once hung in churches as votive ships.
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One of the largest medieval Hanseatic League ships ever, and in record condition, has been found under a huge construction site in Tallinn, Estonia. Now the problem is how to move it!
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Extracting the much needed raw materials from the northern interior to the safety of the port towns (where they are promptly shipped off to the Hanseatic core-cities) is at best adventurous and at worst suicidal.
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