Sverrir Jakobsson

Iceland, miniature from The Book of Marvels, French, c.1460-65. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 124, fol. 13v, 2022.15.13v. Public Domain.

Iceland’s English Century

In the 15th century Iceland was caught in a trade war between the Kalmar Union, the Hanseatic League, and England. Which power defined the island’s fate?