How A Danish Sailor Went From Explorer to Icelandic King
The wild tale of Jørgen Jørgensen, The Dog Days King
6 min readMay 10, 2022
In 1799, Jørgen Jørgensen, the son of a prominent Danish watchmaker, did what many men in his day did and decided to seek out his fortunes at sea. Against the backdrop of the American and French revolutions, Jørgensen began serving as a sailor on various ships around the world. In…
