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Elisabeth Steiger, « How the manorial lords wrecked ships », co:op, ID : 10.58079/n4jt
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by Kersti Lust, PhD in history, National Archives of Estonia Map of Hiiumaa, 1704. RA, EAA.308.2.28 Wrecking, the illegal seizure of materials and cargo of shipwrecks, was an important economic activity for several centuries, and it was performed along many coastal areas around the world. The international scholarly tradition usually views wrecking as an activity of the common people, but this blog post sheds light on the deceptive and opportunistic activities of manorial lords, who were re...