The Hanseatic League: Explained (Short Animated History Documentary)
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Date: 2024-02-13
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rennor3498
Technically the Hanseatic League continued to exist on paper untill the German Unification in 1871, with it's last official members being ironically the very same cities who founded it back in the 13th century: Hamburg, Bremen and Lubeck. All these three cities and even a handfull of others both in modern-day Germany and in some other countries with access to the Baltic still proudly bearing the honorary epiphet ''Hansastadt'' to this very day.
I think there is even a Hanseatic festival which is collectively celebrated each year in a different former Hanseatic city.
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Technically the Hanseatic League continued to exist on paper untill the German Unification in 1871, with it's last official members being ironically the very same cities who founded it back in the 13th century: Hamburg, Bremen and Lubeck. All these three cities and even a handfull of others both in modern-day Germany and in some other countries with access to the Baltic still proudly bearing the honorary epiphet ''Hansastadt'' to this very day.
I think there is even a Hanseatic festival which is collectively celebrated each year in a different former Hanseatic city.
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BragiTales
Like many commenters correctly point out there is a lot of reference to the Hanseatic League in its former member cities here in Germany but the tastiest reference I found is the Olde Hansa; a kind of LARP restaurant in Tallinn, Estonia where you can go and eat like a rich merchant of the time. I love the place! So many interesting flavours, the atmosphere is amazing, the folks working there are so friendly. now I want to go.
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Like many commenters correctly point out there is a lot of reference to the Hanseatic League in its former member cities here in Germany but the tastiest reference I found is the Olde Hansa; a kind of LARP restaurant in Tallinn, Estonia where you can go and eat like a rich merchant of the time. I love the place! So many interesting flavours, the atmosphere is amazing, the folks working there are so friendly. now I want to go.
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wert2065
after what i learnt about the hanseatic league in school, i would speak to you again in parts. The Hanseatic League had neither a fixed council nor fixed members. This only changed in the 16th century. In the beginning it wasn't even about the cities but rather about the merchants who joined together. It was only in the course of time that the towns decided to exercise their power in the Hanseatic League.
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after what i learnt about the hanseatic league in school, i would speak to you again in parts. The Hanseatic League had neither a fixed council nor fixed members. This only changed in the 16th century. In the beginning it wasn't even about the cities but rather about the merchants who joined together. It was only in the course of time that the towns decided to exercise their power in the Hanseatic League.
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Xalerdane
I’ve got a mercantile association in my sci-fi setting that called itself The Hanse’ in reference to the Hanseatic League.
Admittedly, they don’t really _know_ much about the original Hanseatic League, other than it was a cooperative alliance of merchants and independent cities that operated in defiance of the dominant feudal paradigm, but they figure that’s the most important part.
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I’ve got a mercantile association in my sci-fi setting that called itself The Hanse’ in reference to the Hanseatic League.
Admittedly, they don’t really _know_ much about the original Hanseatic League, other than it was a cooperative alliance of merchants and independent cities that operated in defiance of the dominant feudal paradigm, but they figure that’s the most important part.
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fabianherrmann6398
I am native to a Hanse City (one of many missing on your map btw) and many try today to reconnect with this past and form partnerships along traditional lines for trade but also cultural exchange. The Hanse is historically viewed favorably doing business among equals unlike later trade empires. Some Hanse cities do still use the Hanse designation in their official name.
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I am native to a Hanse City (one of many missing on your map btw) and many try today to reconnect with this past and form partnerships along traditional lines for trade but also cultural exchange. The Hanse is historically viewed favorably doing business among equals unlike later trade empires. Some Hanse cities do still use the Hanse designation in their official name.
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cmdrflake
In some respects the league was ahead of its time. It took until well into the 20th Century for a trade organization to emerge (1949, to be exact) and by the end of the century the Eurozone would emerge.
It is difficult to imagine that the League started Europe toward a full trade agreement. But there were wars to be fought and a multitude of other events.
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In some respects the league was ahead of its time. It took until well into the 20th Century for a trade organization to emerge (1949, to be exact) and by the end of the century the Eurozone would emerge.
It is difficult to imagine that the League started Europe toward a full trade agreement. But there were wars to be fought and a multitude of other events.
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joesomebody3365
I always viewed this as almost like a pre Renaissance that happened in the North Sea/Baltic Sea. A very interesting time period.
Also a few games like Patrician are based on the Hanseatic league, and let you build trade empires and expand merchant towns, I remember I really liked it. (Might be boring for most though.
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I always viewed this as almost like a pre Renaissance that happened in the North Sea/Baltic Sea. A very interesting time period.
Also a few games like Patrician are based on the Hanseatic league, and let you build trade empires and expand merchant towns, I remember I really liked it. (Might be boring for most though.
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neilbain8736
Kings Lynn in Norfolk was part of the Hanseatic League. Since it was flat, a nifty item of bling a rich merchant could have was a tower where he could stand with a telescope and look out for his ship while also maintaining a hot fire and a mistress in the rooms below. At least that's what I was told when I visited.
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Kings Lynn in Norfolk was part of the Hanseatic League. Since it was flat, a nifty item of bling a rich merchant could have was a tower where he could stand with a telescope and look out for his ship while also maintaining a hot fire and a mistress in the rooms below. At least that's what I was told when I visited.
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Barwasser
The Hanseatic league was actually named after Hans, a guy with a Flammenwerfer.
Whenever a member was in trouble, they would call for Hans to get ze Flammenwerfer to werf Flammen at the problem. This worked out well because ships were made out of wood at the time and they could sink any enemy navy.
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The Hanseatic league was actually named after Hans, a guy with a Flammenwerfer.
Whenever a member was in trouble, they would call for Hans to get ze Flammenwerfer to werf Flammen at the problem. This worked out well because ships were made out of wood at the time and they could sink any enemy navy.
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Luukebaas
I live near two hanseatic cities in the Netherlands, Elburg & Harderwijk, while both have considerably less than a million inhabitants, we still call them cities, its a cool exception to the rule of what's a city & what's a town
Both are very pretty places too: )
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I live near two hanseatic cities in the Netherlands, Elburg & Harderwijk, while both have considerably less than a million inhabitants, we still call them cities, its a cool exception to the rule of what's a city & what's a town
Both are very pretty places too: )
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history_matters
Dang it! There's all these dang, flippin', handsy pirates around!
Yeah! If only we could somehow, like, form a league to convince them to put this life of piracy behind them! Put it away in the attic!
And so, the Handsy Attic League, was born.
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Dang it! There's all these dang, flippin', handsy pirates around!
Yeah! If only we could somehow, like, form a league to convince them to put this life of piracy behind them! Put it away in the attic!
And so, the Handsy Attic League, was born.
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tungaoztek305
I’m very curious about how colonies work. What types of colonies existed What are their status how they can both be owned by a company and a nation or crown How much influence does crown or companies have over people It might be a good video topic
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I’m very curious about how colonies work. What types of colonies existed What are their status how they can both be owned by a company and a nation or crown How much influence does crown or companies have over people It might be a good video topic
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history_matters
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The undeniable appearance of Mahdi is regarded as an obligatory belief by Muslim scholars. The hadiths concerning his emergence reach the level of Tawaatur, implying an overwhelming consensus across multiple narrations. Muhammad Qasim is Mahdi
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Hammerhead547
The best way to describe the league would be how a satirical canadian tv show called History Bites described it in a special they did on historical monopolies back in the late 00's: think walmart but with politicians, ships, guns, and soldiers.
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The best way to describe the league would be how a satirical canadian tv show called History Bites described it in a special they did on historical monopolies back in the late 00's: think walmart but with politicians, ships, guns, and soldiers.
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JanwillemJ
Nice vid, I was born and raised in the Dutch Hanzestad’ Zutphen. They have a cultural podium called the Hanzehof and a sporthal called the Hanzehaland many more things called Hanze-somethingso yeah, the Hansaetic League lives on
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Nice vid, I was born and raised in the Dutch Hanzestad’ Zutphen. They have a cultural podium called the Hanzehof and a sporthal called the Hanzehaland many more things called Hanze-somethingso yeah, the Hansaetic League lives on
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tony199120
I may be wrong, but some of the notable dutch independence thinkers believed in the hanseatic league giving rise to the powerfull dutch empire. it was Independance between or in the big empires, the dutch could do the same.
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I may be wrong, but some of the notable dutch independence thinkers believed in the hanseatic league giving rise to the powerfull dutch empire. it was Independance between or in the big empires, the dutch could do the same.
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cc0767
I always thought the Hanseatic League was one of the most interesting institutions, thriving in a really interesting time. There were no nations, religions, or royal families behind it, just some dudes trying to make a living.
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I always thought the Hanseatic League was one of the most interesting institutions, thriving in a really interesting time. There were no nations, religions, or royal families behind it, just some dudes trying to make a living.
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mrterp04
Three other often-overlooked states video topics from a Patreon backer:
1) What was the State of the Teutonic Order
2) Why did New Sweden and New Netherland fail
3) Why was the Sultanate of Zanzibar so short-lived
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Three other often-overlooked states video topics from a Patreon backer:
1) What was the State of the Teutonic Order
2) Why did New Sweden and New Netherland fail
3) Why was the Sultanate of Zanzibar so short-lived
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zartesnilpferd6778
As someone originating from a very small Hanseatic city (Salzwedel) and now living in one of the most important members of the league (Rostock,
I have to deeply thank you for covering this. :)
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As someone originating from a very small Hanseatic city (Salzwedel) and now living in one of the most important members of the league (Rostock,
I have to deeply thank you for covering this. :)
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