Lectures & Discussions
Hark Olufs, ein Sklavereibericht
Wednesday, 14/01/2026 / 04:30 PM / Detlefsen-Museum
- maritime
- Free of charge
The 'strange adventures' of Hark Olufs. A slavery report from 1747 - Vivian Vierkant (Itzehoe)
On Amrum, an unusual 18th-century gravestone commemorates the "blessed Harck Olufs," who was "captured by Turkish pirates in Algiers" in 1724 and "served the Turkish Bey in Constantine for 11 years and a quarter." What fate lies behind these lines?
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