Blackbeard the Pirate - Arrrr!
Walk the deck you scurvy livered runt!
Althought quite romanticized, there is just something about pirates in general. We like to see them as something akin to Johnny Depp in "Pirates of the Carribbean," when in fact, they led a highly violent, dirty, tough life.
Nevertheless, our love of pirates remains. And who is the most infamous, most reviled, most feared pirate of them all? None other than Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard.
Blackbeard at a Glance
Edward Teach (; c. 1689 ? November 22, 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic during the early 18th century, a period referred to as the Golden Age of Piracy. His best known vessel was the Queen Annes Revenge, which is believed to have run aground near Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina in 1718.Queen Annes Revenge Online
Blackbeard often fought, or simply showed himself, wearing a big feathered tricorn, and having multiple swords, knives, and pistols at his disposal. It was reported in A General Historie of the Robberies and Mur...
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Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate
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ARGGHHHHHHH Ye Matey Ahoy 'Tis Blackbeard and his motley crew!
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I Challenge Thee to a Duel!
Blackbeard rocks. Period.
He had hemp and matches woven into his beard and then lit on fire. Simply hardcore.
Two.
There are no confirmed accounts of him actually killing anyone. He just scared them senseless and plundered their ships.
Three.
He blockaded Charleston harbor. During the process he took several prominent citizens as hostages. His ransom demands? Medicine. Once the demands were met, he returned the hostages naked, but unharmed.
Oh Captain, My Captain.
It's time for you to be a pirate!
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