In 1904, a Swedish sailor named Carl Emil Pettersson shipwrecked on an island in Papua New Guinea that was inhabited by what he believed to be a cannibalistic tribe.
He was carried to their king, whose daughter fell in love with him. He eventually married the king's daughter and once the king died, Carl became king of the island himself.
In 1904, a Swedish sailor named Carl Emil Pettersson shipwrecked on an island in Papua New Guinea that was inhabited by what he believed to be a cannibalistic tribe.
He was carried to their king, whose daughter fell in love with him. He eventually married the king's daughter and once the king died, Carl became king of the island himself.