Magnus Heinason (Mogens Heinesøn) (1548 – 18 January 1589) was a Faroese naval hero, trader and privateer. Magnus Heinason served William the Silent and...
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The son of Jógvan Heinason's Norwegian step mother, and half brother, was the Faroe Islands' most famous seafarer, Magnus Heinason. G.V.C. Young's textbook...
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Jackman reaches the Kara Sea 1581: Danish-Norwegian expedition led by Magnus Heinason fails to reach Greenland due to ice 1585–1587: English expeditions...
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small fort, Skansin, was built by the Faroese naval hero and trader Magnus Heinason at the north end of the harbour. Later, small fortifications were built...
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a hill beside the port of Tórshavn. The fort was built in 1580 by Magnus Heinason to protect against pirate raids of the town, after he himself was nearly...
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successful Dutch privateer who captured a Spanish treasure fleet. Magnus Heinason was another privateer who served the Dutch against the Spanish. While...
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great trouble to the inhabitants in the 16th century, and the name of Magnus Heinason, a native of Streymoy, who was sent by Frederick II to clear the seas...
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Catherine de' Medici, queen of Henry II of France (b. 1519) January 18 – Magnus Heinason, Faroese naval hero (b. 1545) February 19 – Philothei, Greek Orthodox...
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cardinal and scholar (b. 1470) 1586 – Margaret of Parma (b. 1522) 1589 – Magnus Heinason, Faroese naval hero (b. 1545) 1677 – Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch politician...
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Catherine de' Medici, queen of Henry II of France (b. 1519) January 18 – Magnus Heinason, Faroese naval hero (b. 1545) February 19 – Philothei, Greek Orthodox...
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