The Selør Tile Wreck: A Late Medieval Cargo Ship near the South Cape of Norway
Positioned on an international maritime crossroads, the ‘Tile Wreck’ is located by the islands of Selør, roughly 4 km west of the southern-most point of Norway. This shipwreck, which dates to ca. AD 1450, is a riddle, with its cargo originating from widely geographically dispersed locations in North...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
The international journal of nautical archaeology
Year: 2025, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 382-405 |
| Further subjects: | B
millstones
B Baja Edad Media B āʾūāḫr ālʿṣūr ālūsṭā B sbāīʾk nḥāsīa B mao yi lu xian B mīnāʾ ḫārǧī B Shipwreck B tiles B rutas comerciales B trade routes B mo shi B outport B piedras de molino B puerto secundario B āʾḥǧār ālrḥā B lingotes de cobre B zhong shi ji wan qi B late medieval B qrmīd B copper ingots B ṭrīq tǧārī B pecio B tong ding B zhuan wa B ḥuṭām sfīna B wai gang B chen chuan B baldosas |
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| Summary: | Positioned on an international maritime crossroads, the ‘Tile Wreck’ is located by the islands of Selør, roughly 4 km west of the southern-most point of Norway. This shipwreck, which dates to ca. AD 1450, is a riddle, with its cargo originating from widely geographically dispersed locations in Northern Europe. The composition of floor tiles, millstones, and copper has no contemporary parallel. We discuss how the wreck can be interpreted within the framework of maritime transportation and trade. Our concern is how a combination of the cargo's composition, origin, and value can contribute to the discussion about the ship’s intended route. The arguments are inclined towards a pre-negotiated trade operation involving ecclesiastical institutions, and that the ship was destined for either Bergen or the Baltic Sea area. |
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| ISSN: | 1095-9270 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The international journal of nautical archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/10572414.2025.2506097 |
