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Pyrate Lore
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This is the fourth and final in a series of plunderin’ ghost ships. To catch up, go to The Octavius, The Flying Dutchman, and Ghost Ship of the Northumberland Strait. The Caleuche She’s been called a ship of magic, a phantom ship, and a gatherer of the dead. Some say she’s not a ship at all,…
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This is the third in a series of plunderin’ ghost ships. To catch up, go to The Octavius and The Flying Dutchman. The Ghost Ship of the Northumberland Strait There’s a burst of flame and a flash of lightAnd there on the tide is a frightening sightAs a tall ship all aflame lights up the…
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This is the second in a series of plunderin’ ghost ships. To catch up, go to The Flying Dutchman The Octavius On October 11, 1775, while sailing just west of Greenland, a whaler named the Herald came upon an eerie sight: a slow-moving ship, completely white from bow to stern, covered in thick ice and…
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Specters…derelicts…illusions…curses…I’ve plundered a few spooky ships to share with ye, so let’s set sail… The Flying Dutchman I’ll start with one that you’ve likely heard about: The Flying Dutchman is a legendary ghost ship that is considered to be a harbinger of doom. There are at least a couple of versions of how this ship…
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Grog, brandy, beer, RUM!, wine (Madeira!), cider, and shandy…these be pyrate drinks, arrrr! Drinks that make pyrates very happy and (be warned) on occasion, can also invoke somewhat dangerous and short-tempered pyrates. GROG For years, I thought that “grog” was a generic name for any swill drink, pyrate or not. Turns out, grog is its…
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Continuing the plundering of A General History of the Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson. Disclaimer: I am not a historian; I am a wonderin’ and plunderin’ pyrate and simply sharing my somewhat organized thoughts and notes from my plunderin’ and wonderin’. If you need to catch up or would like to refresh your memory of A General…
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Continuing the plundering of A General History of the Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson. Disclaimer: I am not a historian; I am a wonderin’ and plunderin’ pyrate and simply sharing my somewhat organized thoughts and notes from my plunderin’ and wonderin’. If you need to catch up or would like to refresh your memory of…
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“Privateers in Time of War are a nursery for Pyrates against Peace.” A General History of the Pyrates Captain Charles Johnson I think that most pyrate enthusiasts would agree that A General History of the Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson is a must-read (at least once) and a must-have-on-hand pyrate book. It’s a classic for many…
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Before rum launched its successful world invasion in the early 1700s, wine was a frequent libation of choice for pyrates. Well, for everyone, really, not just pyrates. And we’ve already plundered and discovered that pyrates weren’t really picky about their wine. If it was there, they’d drink it. Madeira! Madeira! While it’s true that pyrates…
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You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Release the Kraken!” Pyrates my age or older will have first heard this cry in the campy (but much loved) 1981 original movie, Clash of the Titans. The kraken in that movie was a rather strange creature: Although massive in size, it did not resemble the more traditional image of…
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