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Grimsby grew in the 12th century into a fishing and trading port, at one time ranking twelfth in importance to the Crown for tax revenue. The town gained its charter from King John in 1201; the first mayor was installed in 1202. Grimsby is noted in the Orkneyinga Saga in this Dróttkvætt stanza by Kali Kolsson:
Mar 14, 2021 · During the 12th century, Grimsby developed into a busy little port. Ships brought timber from Norway and wine (the drink of the upper class) from France and Spain. Coal was brought by sea along the coast from Newcastle. In the Middle Ages wool was exported from Grimsby.
It was fed by natural spring water from the nearby Lincolnshire Wolds. The first written recording of Great Grimsby was in 866AD when 20,000 Norse invaders passed through the town on their way to sack York and take control of Northern England and was settled by the Danes around that time.
Grimsby was founded by the Danes in the 9th century AD, although there is some evidence of a small town of Roman workers sited in the area some seven centuries earlier. Located on The Haven, which flowed into the Humber, Grimsby would have provided an ideal location for ships to shelter from approaching storms.
Prepared by Susan Milsom. This Grimsby Timeline charts the progress of the town from its first Royal Charter to the present day. In history, a Royal Charter was a document by which reigning monarchs granted rights to, in this case, a town.
The story of Grim and Havelok is written about in a poem thought to have been composed around 1280-1310, but Grimsby’s recorded history dates back to 866AD when thousands of Norse invaders passed through the town on their way to inland cities.
Introduction. by Tim Lambert. Grimsby was founded by the Danes in the 9th century. Originally called Grim's by (meaning Grim's village), it had grown by the time of the 1086 Domesday Book to having a population of perhaps 200-250.
