, ▁bare ly ▁man aging ▁to ▁escape . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁The ▁next ▁years , ▁Krist of fer ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁private er , ▁with ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁marque ▁titled ▁" Christ oph ▁von ▁Tru nd heim , ▁Mar sk alk ▁in ▁Norweg er " ▁from ▁Frederick ▁II , ▁Count ▁Pal at ine ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine . ▁Under ▁protection ▁from ▁Charles ▁V , ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Emperor , ▁and ▁Mary ▁of ▁Burg und y , ▁he ▁got ▁involved ▁in ▁Charles ▁V ' s ▁war ▁against ▁France . ▁One ▁time ▁he ▁left ▁from ▁Ve ere ▁in ▁Ze eland ▁with ▁three ▁ships , ▁and ▁ended ▁up ▁taking ▁nine ▁ships ▁from ▁the ▁French . ▁ ▁He ▁settled ▁in ▁Em den ▁and ▁became ▁good ▁friends ▁with ▁Count ▁En no ▁II ▁of ▁East ▁F ris ia . ▁Under ▁his ▁protection , ▁he ▁ra ided ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁coast ▁many ▁times , ▁including ▁Ut stein ▁Ab bey ▁and ▁St av anger ▁bis p eg år d ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 9 . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁board ed ▁many ▁trad ing ships , ▁and ▁though ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁king ▁sent ▁sc outs ▁after ▁him ▁he ▁was ▁never ▁caught . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 5 4 2 - 4 3 ▁he ▁got ▁p ardon ed ▁by ▁Christian ▁III ▁of ▁Den mark ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁applied ▁for ▁it , ▁and ▁was ▁engaged ▁as ▁a ▁naval ▁officer , ▁which ▁Den mark - N or way ▁had ▁a ▁des perate ▁need ▁for . ▁As ▁Krist of fer ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁fame