Corsairs’ Longest Voyage

The Turkish Raid in Iceland 1627

AvÞorsteinn Helgason

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Del 119 i serien History of Warfare

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2018-03-22
Mått:155 x 235 x 28 mm
Vikt:733 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:History of Warfare
Antal sidor:372
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004284876

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Þorsteinn Helgason, Ph.D. (2013), University of Iceland, is Associate Professor of History emeritus at the University of Iceland. His publications include textbooks in history, documentary films (e.g. Atlantic Jihad), Opening the Mind or Drawing Boundaries? History Texts in Nordic Schools (ed.) and articles on the Turkish Raid.

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ContentsPrefaceList of FiguresA Note on Names and LettersIntroduction Exceptional HistorySourcesResearch in the FieldInternationalMemory and History1 The Inception of the Turkish Raid, and Its Central CharacterThe Return of the MoorsCompaen the Pirate Iceland AhoyHow Do We Know This?2 The Course of Events in IcelandStrategy and Resistance in Southwest IcelandFolktalesAttack on the Seat of Government3 Incursion and Salvation in the East FjordsEnter the CorsairsReign of Terror in BerufjörðurSouth and North of BerufjörðurDid the Raiders Go to Eydalir? The Corsairs’ FarewellHeroes and Guardian SpiritsFolklore and Fact4 Razzia and Martyrdom in the Westman IslandsPreparednessLike Lambs to the SlaughterThe Martyrdom of Jón ÞorsteinssonNot Many Placenames and Folktales 5 Piracy and DefencesDanish Defences Icelandic Defences in the Shadow of the Turkish RaidLessons of the Turkish RaidUnarmed NationCivil DefenceShelterMilitary ExpenditureSpecial StatusWhat Would Bishop Brynjólfur Have Said?Conclusion6 Warfare or RobberyThe Contemporary Analysis of the Turkish Raid Forms of Maritime RaidsPiracy in the Mediterranean Maritime Raids to the Northern Seas Piracy in the Name of the Law Corsair StatesPiracy as a Sector of the Economy and a Pillar of the State Corsair Licences SlaveryHoly War Legitimate GovernmentNew Principles of FreedomEmotions and Justice 7 SalvationRedemption from SlaveryFundraisingThe First Redemption MissionIndividual DealsThe Second Redemption Mission Danish Emissaries in the Catholic Stronghold Slave RegistersThe Bottom LineTrials of a RedeemerComparison and AftermathApostatesJón VestmannAnna JasparsdóttirMurat Reis8 Cultural MemoryScribes of Memory A Tool of National Memory: The Turkish Raid in School Textbooks9 The Visible Turkish RaidLandscapeWorks of ArtI Quatri Mori by Pietro TaccaAdriaen Matham’s DrawingsKross: A Sword Out of the Mouth of Christ EpilogueContext and Connections of the Turkish RaidThe Place of the Turkish Raid: Event and MemoryTracing the Course of EventsMicro and Macro, Past and PresentBibliographyIndex