STOLEN LIVES: THE BARBARY CORSAIR RAID ON HEIMAEY – PART 2
This week, we continue with another excerpt from Stolen Lives: The Story of the Barbary Corsair Raid on Heimaey in[…]
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Month: August 2026
STOLEN LIVES: THE BARBARY CORSAIR RAID ON HEIMAEY – PART 1
A quick reminder: In the summer of 1627, two groups of Barbary corsairs raided Iceland, one group from Salé, one[…]
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NORTHERN CAPTIVES: THE BARBARY CORSAIR RAID ON GRINDAVÍK – PART 3
This week, we conclude the series of excerpts from Northern Captives: The Story of the Barbary Corsair Raid on Grindavík[…]
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NORTHERN CAPTIVES: THE BARBARY CORSAIR RAID ON GRINDAVÍK – PART 2
This week, we continue with the excerpt from Northern Captives: The Story of the Barbary Corsair Raid on Grindavík in[…]
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BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT – NEW AMAZON LISTINGS
In the summer of 1627, two groups of Barbary corsairs raided Iceland. My Icelandic colleague, Karl Smári Hreinsson, and I[…]
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NORTHERN CAPTIVES: THE BARBARY CORSAIR RAID ON GRINDAVÍK – PART 1
On June 20, 1627, in the pale light of an early northern summer morning, a lone ship approached the Grindavík[…]
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