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Ólöf Loftsdóttir
Ólöf Loftsdóttir (c. 1410 – 1479), was a politically active Icelandic woman. She was the daughter of Loftur ríki Guttormsson and Ingibjörg Pálsdóttir and married to Björn Þorleifsson hirðstjóri. She resided at Skarth in Skarthströnd. Kidnapping In 1455, the couple was robbed and abducted by Scottish Piracy, pirates outside Orkney and imprisoned in Scotland. They were released by a ransom paid by the Danish monarch Christian I of Denmark, King Christian I, who gave them the task of expelling all British traders from Iceland on his behalf (''the English had begun fishing & trading in Iceland in the early 1400's''). The couple issued a feud with the British traders working in Iceland upon their return. In 1467, her spouse was killed in action and her son was captured by British traders. She bought back her son and continued the war by herself as the representative of the Danish monarch, capturing numerous British traders, and ships, either Slavery, enslaving them as a ...
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List Of Solved Missing Person Cases
Lists of solved missing person cases include: * List of solved missing person cases: pre-1950 * List of solved missing person cases: 1950–1999 * List of solved missing person cases: post-2000 See also

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Kidnapped Icelandic People
Kidnapped may refer to: * subject to the crime of kidnapping Literature * ''Kidnapped'' (novel), an 1886 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson * ''Kidnapped'' (comics), a 2007 graphic novel adaptation of R. L. Stevenson's novel by Alan Grant and Cam Kennedy * "Kidnapped" (short story), by Rudyard Kipling, 1887 * ''Kidnapped'', a 2006 book series by Gordon Korman Film * ''Kidnapped'' (1917 film), a silent film based on R. L. Stevenson's novel * ''Kidnapped'' (1935 film), a Danish film * ''Kidnapped'' (1938 film), based on R. L. Stevenson's novel * ''Kidnapped'' (1948 film), based on R. L. Stevenson's novel * ''Kidnapped'' (1960 film), a Disney film based on R. L. Stevenson's novel * ''Kidnapped'' (1971 film), with Michael Caine, based on R. L. Stevenson's novel * ''Kidnapped'' (1986 film), an animation, based on R. L. Stevenson's novel * ''Kidnapped'' (1995 film), a TV film based on R. L. Stevenson's novel * ''Kidnapped'' (2010 film), a Spanish film * ''Kidnapped'' (202 ...
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15th-century Icelandic People
The 15th century was the century which spans the Julian calendar dates from 1 January 1401 (represented by the Roman numerals MCDI) to 31 December 1500 (MD). In History of Europe, Europe, the 15th century includes parts of the Late Middle Ages, the Early Renaissance, and the early modern period. Many technological, social and cultural developments of the 15th century can in retrospect be seen as heralding the "European miracle" of the following centuries. The Perspective (graphical), architectural perspective, and the modern fields which are known today as banking and accounting were founded in Italy. The Hundred Years' War ended with a decisive Kingdom of France, French victory over the Kingdom of England, English in the Battle of Castillon. Financial troubles in England following the conflict resulted in the Wars of the Roses, a series of dynastic wars for the throne of England. The conflicts ended with the defeat of Richard III by Henry VII of England, Henry VII at the Ba ...
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15th-century Icelandic Women
The 15th century was the century which spans the Julian calendar dates from 1 January 1401 (represented by the Roman numerals MCDI) to 31 December 1500 (MD). In Europe, the 15th century includes parts of the Late Middle Ages, the Early Renaissance, and the early modern period. Many technological, social and cultural developments of the 15th century can in retrospect be seen as heralding the " European miracle" of the following centuries. The architectural perspective, and the modern fields which are known today as banking and accounting were founded in Italy. The Hundred Years' War ended with a decisive French victory over the English in the Battle of Castillon. Financial troubles in England following the conflict resulted in the Wars of the Roses, a series of dynastic wars for the throne of England. The conflicts ended with the defeat of Richard III by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth Field, establishing the Tudor dynasty in the later part of the century. Constantino ...
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1479 Deaths
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1410s Births
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List Of Kidnappings Before 1900
The following is a list of kidnappings summarizing the events of each case before 1900, including instances of celebrity abductions, claimed hoaxes, suspected kidnappings, extradition abductions, and mass kidnappings. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kidnappings 1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...
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Loftur Ríki Guttormsson
Loftur is an Icelandic masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Loftur Þorsteinsson (born 1702, ), Icelandic person known for his supposed mastery of Old Norse sorcery * Loftur Sæmundsson (died 1163), Icelandic chieftain * Jón Loftur Árnason Jón Loftur Árnason (born 13 November 1960) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster. He is a three-time Icelandic Chess Champion and was World U17 Chess Champion in 1977. Chess career Like fellow Scandinavians Simen Agdestein and Magnus Carlsen, J ... (born 1960), Icelandic chess grandmaster {{given name Icelandic masculine given names ...
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Slavery
Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour. Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage. Enslavement is the placement of a person into slavery, and the person is called a slave or an enslaved person (see ). Many historical cases of enslavement occurred as a result of breaking the law, becoming indebted, suffering a military defeat, or exploitation for cheaper labor; other forms of slavery were instituted along demographic lines such as race or sex. Slaves would be kept in bondage for life, or for a fixed period of time after which they would be granted freedom. Although slavery is usually involuntary and involves coercion, there are also cases where people voluntarily enter into slavery to pay a debt or earn money due to poverty. In the course of human history, slavery was a typical feature of civilization, and existed in most socie ...
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Killed In Action
Killed in action (KIA) is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their personnel at the hands of enemy or hostile forces at the moment of action. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA did not need to have fired their weapons, but only to have been killed due to hostile attack. KIAs include those killed by friendly fire during combat, but not from incidents such as accidental vehicle crashes, murder, or other non-hostile events or terrorism. KIA can be applied both to front-line combat troops and naval, air, and support forces. Furthermore, the term died of wounds (DOW) is used to denote personnel who reached a medical treatment facility before dying. The category ''died of wounds received in action'' (''DWRIA'') is also used for combat related casualties which occur after medical evacuation. PKIA means presumed killed in action. This term is used when personnel are lost in battle, initial ...
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