Moroccan Pirates Raided Iceland in 1627 | Barbary Pirates Part 1/3

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In 1627, Barbary pirates from Salé, Morocco, sailed more than 3,000 km north to raid Iceland. Their admiral was a Dutchman, Jan Janszoon, known as Murat Reis. This is how the Turkish Abductions began in Grindavík. Part 1 of 3.

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▶ Part 2: https://youtube.com/shorts/c51Lp5wB88I
▶ Part 3: https://youtube.com/shorts/Xl3FaNLGiLg

Sources: Þorsteinn Helgason, "The Corsairs' Longest Voyage: The Turkish Raid in Iceland 1627" (Brill, 2018); Ólafur Egilsson, "The Travels of Reverend Ólafur Egilsson" (English edition 2016).

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Category: ICELAND
Tags: barbary pirates, pirates raided iceland, moroccan pirates

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Moroccan Pirates Raided Iceland in 1627 | Barbary Pirates Part 1/3

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