During the Middle Ages, in Europe trade in and the manufacture of amber were strictly controlled by the Teutonic Knights, who had recently returned from the Crusades.
وخلال القرون الوسطى ،‏ احتكر « الفرسان الالمان » العائدون من الحروب الصليبية سوق المتاجرة بالكهرمان وتصنيعه في اوروپا .‏