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Book SynopsisDuring 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.
Table of ContentsContents Preface List of Figures A Note on Names and Letters Introduction Exceptional History Sources Research in the Field International Memory and History 1 The Inception of the Turkish Raid, and Its Central Character The Return of the Moors Compaen the Pirate Iceland Ahoy How Do We Know This? 2 The Course of Events in Iceland Strategy and Resistance in Southwest Iceland Folktales Attack on the Seat of Government 3 Incursion and Salvation in the East Fjords Enter the Corsairs Reign of Terror in Berufjörður South and North of Berufjörður Did the Raiders Go to Eydalir? The Corsairs’ Farewell Heroes and Guardian Spirits Folklore and Fact 4 Razzia and Martyrdom in the Westman Islands Preparedness Like Lambs to the Slaughter The Martyrdom of Jón Þorsteinsson Not Many Placenames and Folktales 5 Piracy and Defences Danish Defences Icelandic Defences in the Shadow of the Turkish Raid Lessons of the Turkish Raid Unarmed Nation Civil Defence Shelter Military Expenditure Special Status What Would Bishop Brynjólfur Have Said? Conclusion 6 Warfare or Robbery The Contemporary Analysis of the Turkish Raid Forms of Maritime Raids Piracy in the Mediterranean Maritime Raids to the Northern Seas Piracy in the Name of the Law Corsair States Piracy as a Sector of the Economy and a Pillar of the State Corsair Licences Slavery Holy War Legitimate Government New Principles of Freedom Emotions and Justice 7 Salvation Redemption from Slavery Fundraising The First Redemption Mission Individual Deals The Second Redemption Mission Danish Emissaries in the Catholic Stronghold Slave Registers The Bottom Line Trials of a Redeemer Comparison and Aftermath Apostates Jón Vestmann Anna Jasparsdóttir Murat Reis 8 Cultural Memory Scribes of Memory A Tool of National Memory: The Turkish Raid in School Textbooks 9 The Visible Turkish Raid Landscape Works of Art I Quatri Mori by Pietro Tacca Adriaen Matham’s Drawings Kross: A Sword Out of the Mouth of Christ Epilogue Context and Connections of the Turkish Raid The Place of the Turkish Raid: Event and Memory Tracing the Course of Events Micro and Macro, Past and Present Bibliography Index
