The Swedish Sailor that became King of Cannibal Island

Consider Supporting HoH:   / houseofhistory   As a sailor around the turn of the 19th century, suffering shipwreck in the middle of nowhere was practically a death sentence. So when Carl Emil Pettersson’s ship sank in the Pacific Ocean, how lucky was he that he washed up on the shore of an island. Well… the island was inhabited by a tribe among whom cannibalism wasn’t uncommon. Tough luck. So, imagine the surprise when years later Pettersson returned to his native Sweden, alive, and not just that, but as the legitimate king of the island and all those that lived on it. My Twitter:   / houseofhistory1   Watch my documentary series: End of Empire - Downfall of the Qing Dynasty playlist:    • End of Empire - China's Last Emperor   Hitler's Spies playlist:    • Hitler's Spies   The content of this video covers events, people or concepts via a lecture-style presentation that is educational and historical in nature. Every video is original content by House of History. The events relating to conflict in this video are portrayed in their historical context without either value judgment or an ideological message attached to it. There is no intent to shock, upset or disgust. The goal of my channel is to make interesting lecture-style videos, no more, no less. Thank you for taking the time to check out House of History, I hope you will find the films informative, interesting and enjoyable! If you have any feedback, questions or criticism feel free to leave a comment. Your opinion truly aids me in improving the content of the channel! If you have a question, feel free to leave a comment and I will either write a reply, answer your question in a Q&A video, or make an entire video about it! Time Codes: N/A Sources: Helgesson, S., Alling, A. M., Lindqvist, Y., & Wulff, H. 22. The Travelling Story of Pettersson in the Pacific. World Literatures, 261. Joakim Langer, “Resan”, in Kung Kalle av Kurrekurreduttön. En resa i Efraim Långstrumps fotspår, co-written with Hélena Regius (Stockholm: Forum, 2002), Hélena Regius, “Carl Emil Pettersson 1875–1937”, in Kung Kalle av Kurrekurreduttön. En resa i Efraim Långstrumps fotspår, co-written with Joakim Langer (Stockholm: Forum, 2002). Photos, paintings and imagery: Public Domain, Wikicommons #HouseofHistory #History #unknownhistory