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The Corsairs’ Longest Voyage: The Turkish Raid in Iceland 1627

Thorsteinn Helgason

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Description:During the summer of 1627, corsairs from Algiers and Salé, Morocco, undertook the long voyage to Iceland where they raided the eastern and southern regions of the country, resulting in the deaths of around thirty people, and capturing about 400 further individuals who were sold on the slave markets. Around 10% of the captives were ransomed the next twenty years, mostly through the efforts of the Danish monarchy.In this volume, the history of these extraordinary events and their long-lasting memory are traced and analysed from the viewpoints of maritime warfare, cultural encounters and existential options, based on extensive use of various sources from several languages.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Corsairs’ Longest Voyage: The Turkish Raid in Iceland 1627. To get started finding The Corsairs’ Longest Voyage: The Turkish Raid in Iceland 1627, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Brill Publishers

Release: 2018

ISBN: 9004284877

Description: During the summer of 1627, corsairs from Algiers and Salé, Morocco, undertook the long voyage to Iceland where they raided the eastern and southern regions of the country, resulting in the deaths of around thirty people, and capturing about 400 further individuals who were sold on the slave markets. Around 10% of the captives were ransomed the next twenty years, mostly through the efforts of the Danish monarchy.In this volume, the history of these extraordinary events and their long-lasting memory are traced and analysed from the viewpoints of maritime warfare, cultural encounters and existential options, based on extensive use of various sources from several languages.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Corsairs’ Longest Voyage: The Turkish Raid in Iceland 1627. To get started finding The Corsairs’ Longest Voyage: The Turkish Raid in Iceland 1627, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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