handelsmenn
Handelsmenn is the Norwegian term for merchants or traders. The word combines handel (trade) with menn (men). Historically, handelsmenn were commercial actors who bought and sold goods, often across regions, and who operated within towns, markets, and trade networks.
In medieval Norway and the broader Nordic and Baltic trade systems, handelsmenn played a central role in
Merchants often formed or joined guilds, developed extensive networks across the Baltic and North Sea, and
In modern Norwegian usage, handelsmenn generally refers to merchants or businessmen, and can denote any person