I have anther correction: (I'm not so much correcting as I am pointing out)
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Originally posted by Puffin@Dec 4 2004, 02:16 AM
In 1627, bunch of Turkish pirates came
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About this I must say: Although it was widely believed at first that they were from Turkey, it was later discovered that they were actually from Algeria, a city called "Algiers" (in Icelandic, "Algeirsborg")
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Originally posted by Puffin@Dec 4 2004, 02:16 AM
They took the people, few thousands or something (not sure), and sailed to "The Barbary" as it's called in old documents. Turky, that is.
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And about this I must quote:
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Originally posted by http://www.ismennt.is/vefir/eyglob/sagave/sar.html
Flestum ber saman um, a? hernumdar hafi veri? í Eyjum 242 manneskjur í ?essu ráni. Rúmlega 30 munu r?ningjarnir hafa drepi? og líklega hafa um 200 manna komist undan hér í Tyrkjaráninu.
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This basically means: "Most agree that 242 persons were taken. Just over 30 were killed and probably about 200 people evaded capture"
(why do my posts always take 1 1/2 hour?)