Group 1 46 Magnus Hakonson Lagabotes issued laws like the “landslov”, one of most important laws of medieval Europe. Among other rules and laws there was also a city law specifically for places like Trondheim. This law specifically ordered all merchants that they had to lay down on the piers where they rented a warehouse. Itwas forbidden to sell goods directly from the boat.4 This was one of the reasons why the piers with warehouses became the lifeblood of the city. The piers belonged to the shipowners and wholesalers. Their properties were divided into plots across the river. The warehouses were not only used for the purpose of fishing and storage, but also some of them had entire farm facilities with residential and private houses, barns, and storage cages. Behind the warehouses there were residential houses constructed in a very cramped way. The Streets were usually build in a tight way, most buildings were made of wood. Only churches and a few other buildings consisted of stone.5 During the construction activity in the city, a lot of material was simply dumped into the river and created little islands. Because of that the piers were therefore built further out into the river and thick pawls were lowered to the bottom of the river, so merchants were still able to load and unload their ships. The use of flat jetties made it possible to walk across the river without a boat.6 The reconstruction of Trondheim In 1625 there was also a landslide on the east side of the river. On the new terrain the foundation was laid for what is now Bakklandet. Figure 2 - Map from 1658 depicting Bakklandet7 At that time the piers started to develop their characteristic appearance.1 1 Thomas Hall- Planning and Urban Growth in the Nordic Countries 1. edition. 2 Imsen Steinar- The Norwegian Domination and the Norse World, C.1100-c.1400 - Tapir Academic Press. 3 Troøyen, M. / Johnsen, E.G.: Kjøpmannsgata 27, unpublished Master Thesis, Department of Architecture, NTNUNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim 2022. 4 Pål A. Bertnes- Legal information in Norway - electronic and printed sources 5th edition. 5 Thomas Hall- Planning and Urban Growth in Nordic Countries 1. Edition. 6 Troøyen, M. / Johnsen, E.G.: Kjøpmannsgata 27, unpublished Master Thesis, Department of Architecture, NTNUNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim 2022. 7 Troøyen, M. / Johnsen, E.G.: Kjøpmannsgata 27, unpublished Master Thesis, Department of
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