ø ya ▁had ▁lost ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁influence , ▁and ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁eventually ▁desert ed . ▁However , ▁commercial ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁was ▁not ▁dead , ▁and ▁origin ating ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁settlement s ▁at ▁Re kn es ▁and ▁Mol de ▁( l ater ▁Mol deg år d ), ▁a ▁minor ▁port ▁called ▁Mol de ▁F j æ re ▁( M ol de ▁Land ing ) ▁emer ged , ▁based ▁on ▁trade ▁with ▁tim ber ▁and ▁her ring ▁to ▁mainly ▁Dutch , ▁but ▁also ▁English , ▁Scottish ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁mer ch ants . ▁In ▁ 1 6 1 4 , ▁the ▁town ▁gained ▁formal ▁trad ing ▁rights ; ▁after ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁compet ing ▁town ships ▁and ▁trad ing ▁posts ▁of ▁Bud ▁and ▁V eb l ungs nes . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Swedish ▁occupation ▁of ▁Middle ▁Norway , ▁ 1 6 5 8 – 1 6 6 0 , ▁after ▁Den mark - N or way ' s ▁dev ast ating ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Wars ▁( T re aty ▁of ▁Ros k ilde ), ▁the ▁small ▁town ▁became ▁a ▁troubles ome ▁and ▁res il ient ▁hub ▁of ▁resistance ▁to ▁the ▁Sw edes . ▁After ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁and ▁liber ation ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁( T re aty ▁of ▁C open hagen ), ▁Mol de ▁became ▁the ▁administrative ▁headquarters ▁of ▁R oms d alen ▁Amt ▁( present ▁day ▁M ø re ▁og ▁R oms dal ▁county ), ▁and ▁following ▁a