The Barbary pirates of North Africa ... In their feverish search for slaves a few pirates even went as far as the coast of Iceland, raiding inland to kidnap people and bring them back to North ...

The Barbary ... Coast" at the time — a name derived from the Berber people who lived there; and its pirates were a major threat for more than 200 years, preying on ships and conducting slave ...

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Usually referred to as Turks, these marauders were in the white slavery business ... It is thought to refer to Barbary pirates who operated off the Cornish coast at this time.