Canute Guild

Canute Guild
Canute Guild
	House of Guilde de Saint-Canut
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General information
Address	Pikk 20, 10133 Tallinn, Estonia
Town or city	Tallinn
Country	Estonia
Coordinates	59°26′19″N 24°44′46″E / 59.438526°N 24.74612°ECoordinates: 59°26′19″N 24°44′46″E / 59.438526°N 24.74612°E
Opened	1326; 695 years ago
Closed	1920; 101 years ago

Canute Guild or Guilde de Saint-Canut (Estonian: Kanuti gild) was a guild in Tallinn, Estonia. The guild was named after Knud Lavard.^[1]

The guild was probably established in 13th century. The first mentioning was in 1326. At the beginning, the guild was composed by artisans and merchants. After creation of Great Guild (circa 14th century), the merchants moved to the Great Guild.^[1]

By nationality, most of the guild's members were German. For Estonians, becoming a guild's member was restricted, especially between 1508 and 1698.^[1]

The guild was closed in 1920.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Tallinna entsüklopeedia [Encyclopedia of Tallinn]. Volume I (A-M) (in Estonian). Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastuse AS. 2004. p. 186.

[Encyclopedia_of_Tallinn-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Tallinna entsüklopeedia [Encyclopedia of Tallinn]. Volume I (A-M) (in Estonian). Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastuse AS. 2004. p. 186.

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