History
Perhaps the earliest contact between the Islamic world and Iceland occurred in 1627, when North African pirates raided portions of Iceland, including the southwest coast, Vestmannaeyjar, and the eastern fjords. This event is known in Icelandic history as the Tyrkjaránið (the "Turkish Abductions")
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