Life of a Hansa Merchant : Hanseatic League History

[@MLaserHistory]

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[@gunarsmiezis9321]

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[@onebot4257]

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[@gunarsmiezis9321]

@@onebot4257 I know, I just skip the ads. The only thing I care for is that I get the video I do want to watch.

[@9PlatinumGamer9]

"For free! (Game is not free, we require you to give us a constant flow of money to progress past the first few hours.)"

[@yatowbvideo]

*imagine you are young man in the Northern German city in 15th Century and you play Raid: Shadow Legends*

[@MLaserHistory]

ON a potato.

[@yatowbvideo]

M. Laser History on a codfish

[@victorstroganov8135]

naruto tricked me sry can certainly play chess on one

[@DarthCody700]

@@MLaserHistory whats a potato?

[@knowledgehunter6101]

@@MLaserHistory ehm potatoes hadnt even yet came to Europe and especially northern in the 15th century.

[@james_baker]

And I thought filling out a job application was tough.

[@MLaserHistory]

@Rick Carter It is truly a mystery.

[@ByWho-js5bq]

"If you passed out, they threw you in the well" "Very few died during the initiation"

[@wardeni9603]

Well, if they fished them out and called it over before they died, they technically didn't die _during_ the initiation. :D

[@Chris-hp9be]

Maybe the wells in medieval times aren’t very deep.

[@AudieHolland]

I guess it would be bad for business if a lot of initiates died. But there was always the option to 'do away' with someone nobody liked.

[@NelsonDiscovery]

@@AudieHolland Just like nowadays there is the option to "do away" with everyone you don't like :p Firearms are the best.

[@AudieHolland]

@@NelsonDiscovery But that would be murder instead of a tragic hazing incident.

[@wardeni9603]

The medieval times were weird in the north. Take for example Finland: Local people would speak Finnish at home, go to a market full of North German/Dutch traders, and then get visited by the Swedish tax collector. Nobles were mostly Swedes, but could also be Finnish or German, bowing periodically to a Danish king. And that was thanks to the Hanseatic League and the Kalmar Union

[@timteichmann6830]

*crys in Austria-Hungary only 110 years ago

[@juliane__]

What beautiful times. Apparently, everyone worked together. I wouldn't bother, because that's how today's society works.

[@aetu35]

you have various products from pretty much everywhere next to you right now, modern times arent much different

[@rennor3498]

And attend church on Sunday where the priest was probably of German origin and the only language allowed was the ceremonial Latin one.

[@lcampbell9837]

How do you know that? Do you know if the Danish married Latvians etc? I was thinking a Latvian seaman may marry a Danish person, that had visited or lived in Latvia. I have a Danish descendant with the surname Briede and most Briede's are in Latvia. Latvia has the highest population of Briede's followed by Germany. So my other theory is the surname Briede may have been German and they went and lived in Latvia during the Northern crusades, and I know the locals in Latvia wanted to take on Baltic German surnames as the Baltic Germans became nobility in Latvia after taking some of their land. The locals wanted to be seen as nobility too so they changed their name to Briede. So maybe the Latvian (previously known as Livonia) are distant cousins of mine if they have the surname Briede and maybe my Briede ancestors line comes from Germany not Latvia like I originally thought.

[@orenum]

“Let’s say it’s the early 15th century and you’re a young citizen of the northern German city of Rostock; playing the new online game Raid: Shadow Legends!” He had us in the first half not gonna’ lie

[@noahkidd3359]

That killed me haha

[@meh2.061]

On a potato

[@shootgunMarvel]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 so true....

[@FriendlierFetus]

Fascinating video! One of my ancestors were a Hanseatic merchant who moved from Pomerania to Bergen in 1577 and married a local woman. I still bear a Norwegian version of his last name.

[@hydnars]

What is your last name?

[@XHourX]

@@hydnars Von fetus

[@hydnars]

@@XHourX Lmao

[@lkrnpk]

@@XHourX Fetusson

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

Germany had a very deep impact in my country (Sweden), even our alphabet was influenced by low German and many words in our language also, the Hansan was a golden age of prosperity for Scandinavia and the Baltics, and even before that Sweden and German had a deep old relationship but the Hansan strengthened that relationship even more

[@Dave_Sisson]

Wow. That's one of the most interesting and informative documentaries I've seen on any KZbin history channel. Thank you for your excellent work.

[@CrimsonsDeath12]

Being from Bergen this is so cool to see! I can't remember seeing anyone outside of Norway talking about our history, very cool and good work!

[@christopherstein2024]

Vikings?

[@liamvervecken3231]

This was an absolute pleasure to watch, I also like the extra clarifications in the description.

[@MLaserHistory]

OU shit thanks for reminding me, I needed to add one more.

[@chapo3992]

I'm from Bergen and Bryggen is by far my favorite spot in the city. I recommend coming here on a sunny day and ordering a beer from one of the numerous breweries on Bryggen. Great video btw!

[@Kasperthelarsen02]

Really nice video. Really enjoyed the way it was constructed as a "day in the life of". It touches on so many different intertwined topics like culture, politics, language, trading patterns, etc. and by doing so adds a lot of context and depth to the world. And also as an educated historian i know how much ground work goes into working through all the sources making this short 17min video possible :) Also, don´t bother with worrying too much about some people having a stick up their ass about you adding advertisements, we all gotta make a living, you included. Looking forward to the next one. Have a nice day :)

[@Rynewulf]

Sounds like they were trying to reduce internal competition by killing off half and applicants xD

[@ppaaccoojrf]

I don't remember the last time I was this hooked. Please keep on doing these style of documentaries. It's something that's "obvious", but it's always eye opening to see that people from 500 years ago are really just like people today, sans the technological advances.

[@perspii2808]

Basically the ultimate bros/lads of all time

[@MLaserHistory]

Basically the medieval version of this- kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXSvdGCOqpaAfZo

[@knockhello2604]

Yep

[@vivecthepoet36]

I saw the raid footage in the preview on the thumbnail and was like "damn, the Hanseatic League was intense"

[@theluckyphilosopher7481]

Great video! You know, even today the Bergen brewery makes lagers named Hansa because of the fact that the Hansa had such a strong grip on the brewing market in Bergen, even a monopoly for a while.

[@frederickstabell3796]

Wonderful content, I love videos that show what everyday life in the past looked like. And the ad intro was hilarious

[@timoth4529]

I feel like out of all the things in Medevail Europe the Hansatic leagues is one of the few wich is actually kind of fun and not just depressing. It also Explains why In northern Germany and by Extention also the netherlands all other places involved had so many free Citys that where Involved in the trade.

[@bluelake713]

Fun fact the cities of the Hansiatic league declared war on the Danish king Valdemar Atterdag who in response called them unimportant geese and chickens

[@daneaxe6465]

Then King Valdemar Atterdag raided Visby, Gotland with elements of the Danish Army plus German mercenaries. Its estimated about 1,800 to 2,000 Gotlanders died in the fighting, which did not last long. After seeing the slaughter the Hanseatics within Visby's high walls decided to let Valdemar sack the city. Then my ancestors went back home to Bornholm and Danish islands.

[@kyleoliva2411]

First video I have watched of yours. I dont subscribe much or comment much, but I really liked this. I would love to see more personal life histories like these. Great job man.

[@MLaserHistory]

In a way yes. Let's just say the next video will focus on people's stories whos names end with -es.

[@ShummaAwilum]

That ad transition was great

[@noahkidd3359]

This is a really good video. I like how you use an individual perspective to show how the Hanseatic League worked. Great job!

[@Republic3D]

I've always loved history. It's amazing. I wish I had these videos when I was a kid in the 80s. Today's kids are going to learn a lot, faster and more interesting than we did. Thanks for an awesome video. I've always wondered about Bergens Hansa legacy.

[@daddyleon]

Your little side-note on the end. Great idea. I loved the story format.

[@rasmuslongva4008]

Actually som places north of Bergen has alot of similar sounds and words as in German. Like the number sysyem or "au" is pronounced "ao"

[@ReisePreiseJeff]

This video is extra charming for me because I'm from Rostock and can recommend to visit my city during the "Hanse-Sail", a big party with sailors and ships from all over europe (close to the Yard-Party) to celebrate our Hanseatic heritage.

[@terrortalks3037]

Imagine being in the Middle Ages already and then you have to go through a bunch of "try not to die, kid" hazing rituals.

[@vmiximv]

I know how good u r and how much effort this took. Ty fer sharing and I pray you can always find work.

[@matthewmannion4227]

Incredible video! Informative, engaging and entertaining. Thank you for making this.

[@blankeon6613]

The Hanseatic League was actually powerful enough in 1535 to go to war with Sweden, Denmark & Prussia at the Battle of Bornholm. Because of their wealth and influence they were the de-facto rulers of Bornholm from 1525 to 1575.

[@daneaxe6465]

My 14th great grandfather was born in Luebeck Germany in 1485. As a young adult (by today's measure) he was sent to Bornholm to be mayor of Nexo. Nexo was so tiny is was a joke to be the mayor. What he actually was there to do was collect taxes for the League. He got married and had a bunch of children on Bornholm, most or all reached adulthood. I know he was hated from a couple docs I saw. To confirm the dislike for him, all his children refused to carry the Hagefeldt surname but took his first name Hartwig as their new surname. I don't know when he left Bornholm and returned to Lubeck where he died later in his 60's. No idea what happened to his wife. Some of the boys went to work for the Hammershus Fortress and about 1700 the descendants changed the surname to Hammer. The Bornholm clan had a lot of travel to Skane where some settled but still went back/forth from Bornholm to Skane. Bornholm was a pretty rough place by the number of raids and military attacks they planned or took part in. Most of the fights I couldn't find a logical reason for how they started.

[@ilmanmajid]

Love the video man and also love the way you tell the story as if you live on that period. Thank you!

[@qedqubit]

10:23 gesell means 'companion', 'partner', and even further on gesellschaft is the German word for a company

[@muysli.y1855]

Und auf der Arbeit heißt es der Geselle nervt wieder

[@rampantmutt9119]

This was seriously detailed and informative. Great work.

[@FirefoxisredExplorerisblueGoog]

3:36 Did the League also considered Dutch to be Low German?

[@Saifyrooma2nd]

Firefox is red, Explorer is blue. Google+ sucks and Chrome does too. I’m interested too

[@MLaserHistory]

Quote from Gade, A.J., The Hanseatic Control of Norwegian Commerce During the Late Middle Ages, Leiden, Brill, 1951. The merchants may be Hanseatic "provided they're not English, Zealanders, Hollanders, Brabancons, Flemings, Nurnbergers or High-Germans". The Dutch and the English where trading rivals to the Hansa so to protect their interests against their rivals they probably didn't allow them in no matter if they spoke the language. However I wouldn't rule out some exceptions to the rule. I am willing to bet there where some dutch people in the Hansa. It just wouldn't have been very common.

[@FirefoxisredExplorerisblueGoog]

Thank you :).

[@Saifyrooma2nd]

@M. Laser History Thanks a lot for the answer!

[@MLaserHistory]

It all really depends. The baseline is they recruited mostly just Low-Germans but exceptions applied in certain situations. These situations being less frequent in the first half of the League's existence and more frequent in the second half of its existence. Either way no matter who you where you needed to know how to speak Low-German no matter what.

[@alikuzyaka2152]

Have been holding out on watching this, it was great. I havent seen anything quite good like this for a while. Are you interested in making a video on mediterranean trade before and after the discovery of the cape?

[@MLaserHistory]

Nothing about it in the planned list but I'll look in to it.

[@Amadeus_DC]

Good Video :) Your channel deserves way more subscribers.

[@HistoryHouseProductions]

Time to party like it’s 1407! 🎊🎉🍾

[@MLaserHistory]

Get the buckets boys we gonna start our selfs some fire!

[@edwardgrigoryan3982]

Great video! I'm impressed by the level of detail here. May I ask what resources you used to weave together such a thorough portrayal of a Hansa Merchant?

[@MLaserHistory]

all the sources are in the script www.patreon.com/posts/hanseatic-league-33414848?

[@edwardgrigoryan3982]

@@MLaserHistory Wow! So thorough. The map you cite as a resource is excellent! Thanks for doing what you do.

[@ravivik3378]

Someone needs to make an historical show about merchents

[@defAmunch]

It’s like being a pledge for 7 years

[@DMurphyApple]

great video. clesely researched and presented with great humor. very well commentated, too

[@gunnarherzog5538]

Excellent video!!! I need more like this in my life and I need it NOW!!!

[@MorphingReality]

Appreciate the attention to detail and ending caveats, well done :)

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[@maxkaufmann833]

Please create more videos like this. The smaller important organizations always interest me.

[@Andominicus]

I did not predict the first sentence to be like that

[@santiagomendozaariza2790]

Nice video, greetings from Colombia.

[@Rynewulf]

It really makes you think how many different peoples lived together all over the place, even then. History is truly not a monolith

[@typehere8416]

All the initiation and drinking with high functioning merchants sounds like modern bankers

[@MLaserHistory]

I would say there's quite a bit of modern parallels.

[@antalgergely8084]

I love this channel.

[@MLaserHistory]

Thank you.

[@victorstroganov8135]

That is were the name Lufthansa comes from.

[@MLaserHistory]

Yup the good old Air-guild.

[@forget112cv9]

Just found out that there are 2 Frankfurts , one on the Odra and the other one on Main.

[@mundoloving]

Cool vid. Id be into hearing more about the Hanse.

[@cgunugc]

Hmm. I wonder if the smoke test is to ensure that you do not have any allergies - to find out if your body has weakness, in the parlance of the day?

[@Pseudoluky]

This video was much better than the first one i saw from you (The dumbest battle in history). A lot more energy and a way more fun format to tell the story. Great Job :D. Ps: How much dose my father have to donate to the league to skip the hazing? (i bet that happened a lot)

[@MLaserHistory]

It would be more about connections than actual money. At its height the Hansa had enough money to buy up small kingdoms, individual donations wouldn't really matter to them.

[@gwalchgwynwlisc1706]

This was actually a really interesting video. You got a sub

[@ProfBoggs]

This case study was very interesting. Thank you!

[@neutralfellow9736]

The initiation hazing seems a bit...excessive.

[@MLaserHistory]

Yup.

[@Ammmssk]

Could you make more videos about Eastern Europe, about Nóvgorod, Kazan, the Yugra people, about Crimea, the Gothic people

[@Ammmssk]

Also about Romania, 🙏🦇🦇

[@oOSalvadoraxOo]

So in short: more about loser countries

[@shellshockedgerman3947]

@@oOSalvadoraxOo Why? Are you a loser?

[@salimelawad]

Is that a theme from Lineage 2 playing in the backgroud?

[@Czar_B]

Great vid. Excelent. Plz make more! It makes me want to join :)

[@MLaserHistory]

I get what you mean but sadly this video just didn't do that well.

[@Toto-95]

great vid man !

[@MLaserHistory]

Thanks

[@abdullahidahir9884]

By the way where did you get the cool Maps?, could you please send me a comment about the website where the maps were from?. Thank you

[@MLaserHistory]

maps-for-free.com/#close tangrams.github.io/heightmapper/

[@abdullahidahir9884]

@@MLaserHistory Thank you so much!, I Was Hunting for those maps for a long time! Thank you!

[@abdullahidahir9884]

@@MLaserHistory Also by the way what was the website you used to make these excellent videos, please send me a comment about the website in which you make these great videos? Thank you.

[@MLaserHistory]

I think you mean software. Which is Vegas, Photoshop and Audacity.

[@abdullahidahir9884]

@@MLaserHistory Thank you.

[@Jesse_Dawg]

Great video! Please more like this and on nomads too. take care and thank you

[@Artur_M.]

7:56 - 8:00 Shots fired! There's a reason why Germans are essentially called "mutes" in our languages. :) Seriously though, great video. The part about initiation ceremonies was particuraly fun.

[@MLaserHistory]

Yup, I mean even German punctuation and capitalization makes no sense. They Literary Capitalize Every Freaking Word In a Sentence.

[@Artur_M.]

@@MLaserHistory Oh no, let's be fair, it's only the Nouns, but there are Times when the Syntax seams like Trolling to Me. ;)

[@TAK-yj4hj]

M. Laser History Nah just nouns and the start of sentences. The cases are definitely more irritating then the capitalization of nouns

[@mydogisfast9987]

Beautifully well done! Sounds like a great life lol

[@tkmushroomer]

Lineage II - Dwarven village Theme, great choice of music lol

[@SmajdalfFrogi12]

Great video keep it up 😊

[@aleksandarilic7666]

"Are you Low German." "Czech." I know it's a dick move but I just had to - no offense meant. :D

[@thomash3218]

Great research and video!

[@radovantoth7233]

I wanted some backround noise to listen to as I work, but i just had to stop the work and watch coz ur videos are 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@shashwatsinha2704]

Same

[@timoth4529]

The league was probably the closest thing to the titular Adventures Guild you see in Fantasy games and stuff.

[@robertoeverton6473]

Those innitiations are fucking brutal lmao

[@MLaserHistory]

Apparently Hansa wasn't even the most brutal Medieval Guild when it comes to hazing. Some of the artisan guilds like cobblers had actual permanent body scarring as part of initiation and other very nasty stuff.

[@pliedtka]

One of the reasons Merchants along Vistula and Gdańsk rebelled against Teutonic Knights rulers in 15th century was TAXES that they had to pay to Crusaders. So during Teutonic - Polish war around 1460s they destroyed the Crusaders Castle in Toruń or Thorn. Similarly Gdańsk seeked protection of king under Free City State. By then Lithuania officially accepted Christianity and slowly the West and Papacy stoped supporting Crusades. I have to mention that Jews were not allowed to settle in the country of the Teutonic Knights, and later in Prussia for a while. P.S. does anyone watched Das Boot, kind of reminds me of the young Hanza sailors but now under different circumstances.

[@caius1620]

Someone played the guild in their childhood :)

[@Dell-ol6hb]

Damn they really wanted to kill you with these elaborate and torturous initiation ceremonies lmaoo

[@altiris6874]

I like these types of videos!

[@toddbonin6926]

This is terrific!!! Thanks

[@orzaneerzy7463]

Amazing video please make more like it

[@omarmagdy626]

Nice video, really enjoyed it ! About the Ads thing, I understand that it is a necessity but you should at least try to fit it more organically in the video. Sort of like what OverSimplified does.

[@dabrowskipj]

Hey, great video. Could you recommend books about Hansa?

[@MLaserHistory]

A bit of a boring academic read but very good if you want to know about the Hansa in more detail. Harreld, J.D. (ed.), A Companion to the Hanseatic League, Leiden, Brill, 2015.

[@dabrowskipj]

@@MLaserHistory Thank you.

[@lucber75]

Really great video

[@spaguettoltd.7933]

This would make such a good video game

[@axelander9397]

this was awesome!

[@jenslindberg7091]

Hey can make a video on the London kontor

[@Mrnewkrakbo]

Good times playing patrician 3

[@TheMichaelK]

Terms that were used in the video like Hansetag and Meister must have been taken from recent German works and are not what was used by the Hansa back then. The merchants of the Hansa primarily wrote and spoke Low German which they theirself called sassesch or sassesche sprake (Saxon language). It’s a separate language from High German (in short just called German) and is actually way closer to Dutch than to High German. And while High German is called just German, Low German (also called Low Saxon) is not called simply German. It‘s a separate language. The HRE was a multi cultural entity with several language. Only from the 16th century on the cultural colonization of the Low German speaking territories began with a suppression of Low German and billingualism around the Low Germans. But due to strong social stigmatization they later dropped their Low German language mostly. Meister would be mester and Tag be dag in Low German.

[@TheMagneticChicken]

damn never would have guessed that people in rostock played freemium games

[@loods2215]

Didn't see that sponsor coming

[@agbottan]

I want to be an hanseatic now. Where do I sign?

[@ninototo1]

Why are you rolling the R on Rostock?

[@Madokaexe]

The Initiation is basically pirate survival training

[@userfriendly783]

COMING FROM OVERSIMPLIFIED +1

[@eldermoose7938]

that's some extreme hazing man

[@andrewsaxon4314]

That ad hit me like a meteor

[@paulmckenzie5155]

This seems like an awesome opportunity for kids otherwise facing a bad situation

[@MLaserHistory]

To be clear "you" in this story got in because of a connection. That merchant friend I mentioned at the start. Many people got in to the league just because of connection although there where exception and if you where skilled/talented enough the league would pick you up.

[@H_Froura]

the only reason i know of the Hanseatic league is because of Patrician 3..........adored that game good video, it must have been ALOT of work

[@jonnmisini]

If i could turn backin time this league would be the life for me

[@Ditka-89]

I’m half Frisian half Lebanese. Would bring half Low German be enough to get me in?

[@julianwhitlow9370]

can i get some sources not saying you’re wrong i just want to read up more on this topic