Early Modern era · 1627
Turkish Abductions
The Turkish Abductions (Icelandic: Tyrkjaránið [ˈtʰɪr̥caˌrauːnɪθ]) were a series of slave raids by pirates from Algiers and Salé that took place in Iceland in the summer of 1627.
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- When
- 20 Jun 1627 – 17 Jul 1627
- Where
- Vestmannaeyjar
- Era
- Early Modern
Topics
Before and after
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