“It is often recorded that Icelanders suffered disturbances at the hands of seafaring foreigners. Most memorable, however, is the raid by the Algerines (‘Turks’). Our nation of vikings fared badly then, for it was completely unprepared. The story is told in a lamenting tone, and the few feats of bravery that were shown—which oral tradition has tried to preserve, and perhaps embellish—are passed over. When the Turks came to the East in 1627, Guttormur, son of the Reverend Hallur Hallvarðsson and Sesselía, daughter of the Reverend Einar of Heydalir, was living at Búlandsnes by Djúpivogur … When the Turks entered Berufjörður, Guttormur was repairing a sheepfold at Berunes for his [maternal] aunt and her husband, Bjarni the goldsmith. There eight to ten raiders fell upon him with hostile intent. He defended himself with a driftwood club, finally drove them off, and escaped across to Búlandsnes, home. He had wounded one of the raiders, and they set their minds on revenge—needlessly; for thirty-five of them rushed, fully armed and shouting, into Búlandsnes (6 July) and managed to seize Guttormur, three maidservants, three old women, and a boy. They bound the hands of Eiríkur and the lad behind their backs and then drove them all out to Djúpivogur and carried them off to Algiers with many others. Guttormur bore all hardships well, for he was a hardy man, as many of his kinsmen were. He was one of those ransomed by the authorities, and by then he had become wealthy. Yet the stories say he was murdered for his money on the voyage across the sea.” (Sigfús Sigfússon XII, 1954: 9–10)