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Description: Cover of the book of Oluf Eigilsson (1628). Oluf Eigilsson was captured by Murat Reis the Younger (known as Morat Reis in the West) in 1627 at the island of Vestmannaeyjar near Iceland. He was taken to Algiers, but ransomed and released in 1628. After returning back to Iceland, he wrote a book in Danish about his experience with the corsairs.
Title: Oluf Eigilsson Murat Reis 1627-1628
Credit: en:Image:Oluf_Eigilsson_Murat_Reis_1627-1628.jpg
Author: Oluf Eigilsson
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