Swedish-Danish Slave Trade

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To get back to the point of Danish-Swedish slave trade...

Originally posted by bosse_s
I found this info which might enligthen a bit:

" The text does not indicate that there would have been any "joint-venture" between the Danes and the Swedes. But this was during the years of the Kalmar-union, and Sten Sture and Johan II (son of Danish and Norweigan King Kristian I)... so, maybe it is plausible that it was built by Danes and Swedes together? I am lousy at history, and I learn a lot as I go along here - hopefully Alex or someone can help clarify...

Well, I'm just reading a book about the Dutch slavetrade, and it also mentions the Danish and Swedish slavetrade, by the way. It's not very much but...
rough translation Dutch-English:

"In 1649 a Dutch trader, Lodewijk De Geer, founded a company for African trade. First it looked like it had some succes, because De Geer had connections with an high employee of the WIC (West-Indian Company- the Dutch); the German Caerlof. Caerlof knew to get some forts on the African from the WIC, but in 1658 he suddenly decided to join the service of a Danish Trade Company. That company was, just like the Swedish one, being made possible by investments from Holland. But otherwise than the Swedish, the Danish took care of the bussiness with much more energy and even built 2 grand new, large fortresses on the Goldcoast. However the Danish company didn't make much profit, because they had no good markets in the West-Indies (=America) to sell their slaves...
That way, the WIC pulled on the longest end. The Swedish Arica-company was been lifted in 1663. The WIC bought them out for 140000 'rijksdaalders'(coins). The Danish reorganised their Africa-Company, attracted finances from their own country and held some fortresses on the Goldcoast, wich they didn't sell until 1850. The 'management' of the WIC hardly resisted against against the entry of the Danish on the slavemarket, because they never won't be dangereous compititives."

The Swedish and the Danish could not of been coöperating together, 'cause they split up in 1523, am I right? This is waaaay before there was an intention to establish traded posts, and certainly no colonies...

I hope this gave you a bit an image of the Danish-Swedish slave trade...

Yes it does ! Tack så mycket and better we
leave certain history where it's buried.

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