Cfp. "Cultural encounters in 15th century Europe and beyond". Deadline: 30 November 2022, (original) (raw)

Abstract

International Conference "Cultural encounters in 15th century Europe and beyond" Padua and Venice, 6-7 March 2023 " International Cultural Association "Via Querinissima, dal Mito alla Storia" In 1432, a group of ships wrecked, and the surviving crew members landed in Ultima Thule closed to the Lofoten Islands in Northern Norway. The group was composed of merchants from Venice, who had ended off the track en route to Flanders, a known meeting point with the Hansa merchants, who managed the Baltic trade. After surviving in the open sea for days, they finally reached the small island of Røst, where the locals sheltered them, offering a safe refuge during the harsh arctic winter. After the winter, the castaways returned to Venice, using the well-known trade and pilgrimage routes over Norway, Sweden, and the European continent. Once in Venice, Pietro Querini and two crew members-Cristoforo Fioravante and Nicolò di Michiel-recorded the story of the journey as one of the earliest narratives made by southern Europeans of the northern fringe of Europe.

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