Category: Captives

Last week, we followed the narrative of René du Chastelet des Boys, who (like Helgi Jónsson, the young Icelander enslaved[…]

Last week, we took a slight detour from the series of posts that tell the story of Helgi Jónsson, the[…]

Last week, we continued with the story of Helgi Jónsson, the young Icelander who, along with the rest of his[…]

This week we continue the story of Helgi Jónsson, a young Icelander who, along with the rest of his family,[…]

This week we continue the story of Helgi Jónsson, a young Icelander who, along with the rest of his family,[…]

This week we look at yet another European captive who was hauled off to Algiers and enslaved there. This one,[…]

This week, we continue the story of Jón Vestmann, the Icelandic teenager who was captured by corsairs from Algiers on[…]

This week we return to the series of posts about Algiers describing what the experience would have been like for[…]

This week we continue the series of posts about Algiers, describing what the experience would have been like for European[…]

This week we continue the series of posts about Algiers, describing what the experience would have been like for European[…]