in Nidaros, Norway. 1156 – Sverre comes to the Faroes in the age of 5 for further education in Kirkjubøur. He returns to Norway in 1176 and becomes King there. 13th century About 1200 – Slavery on the Faroes is abolished by King Sverre 1269 – Bishop Erlendur from Bergen becomes bishop in the Faroes 1271 – King Magnus Lagabøte of Norway establishes the elder Gulatingslog on the Faroes. The Faroese Althing changes from a legislative into a consultative body. 1274/76 the younger Gulatingslog was adopted. 1280 – The Hereford map is the first known map, which mentions the Faroes – as Farei. 1290 – The Hanseatic League is forbidden to trade with the Faroes. 1298 – The Sheep Letter (Seyðabrævið) becomes law. Obviously the slavery is reintroduced, for the sheep letter regulates, among other things, the exposure to slaves. 14th century Around 1300 – Beginning of the construction of the Saint Magnus Cathedral in Kirkjubøur. It was never finished, but is still the main historical building of the country. 1302 – The prohibition against the Hanseatic League is renewed by Norway. Around 1303 – Bishop Erlendur is forced to leave the Faroes. Around 1349 – The Black Death reaches the Faroes – a third of the population (estimated at least 1000 of 3000) dies. 1350 – The Dog Letter (Hundabrævið) becomes law. 1361 – The Hanseatic trade is legalized under the same conditions as of the business people from Bergen. 1397 – Within the Kalmar Union, the Faroes remain under Norway's rule. 15th century Around 1400 – The Althing is renamed into Løgting. This name is still in use today. Around 1447 – Attempts by the bishop Goswin of Iceland, to get the Faroes under his diocese, fail. 1490 – Dutch tradesmen get the same privileges in the Faroe business as the Hanseatic League. 16th century Since around 1500 – The Faroes are exposed to pirate raids from the British Isles and western France, later also Barbary (then a vassal of the Ottoman Empire). Around 1520 – Joachim Wullenwever from Hamburg becomes reeve over the Faroes on behalf of King Christian II of Denmark. 1524 – After going into exile, Christian II offers the Faroes and Iceland to Henry VIII of England as collateral for a loan. Henry denies. Historians believe this saved the two countries from losing their languages, as it happened with the Norn language in Shetland