Not only did Blackbeard have the fear and respect of towns in the early days of the colonies but of his crew too. Legend has it that he once shot his first mate Israel Hands in the knee after the pirate had fallen asleep playing cards. When asked why he did it, he replied, “If I...
Blackbeard's many exploits became the stuff of various myths and legends of pirate lore, including the legend of being beheaded by Royal Marines during the battle of Ocracoke Inlet in 1718. Originally an Englishman who began his career as one of the many privateers dispensed by King George ...
The following passage from the Monthly Chronicle of North-country Lore and Legend Volume 1 (1887) describes what the spiritual soldiers did. Engraving of Neville’s Cross in the 18th Century – Monthly Chronicle of North-country Lore and Legend Issue was joined not far from the spot where th...
The amusingly monikered star of LucasArts' Monkey Island games began life as a simple pirate sprite, lovingly drawn in the program Deluxe Paint. The brush file for the character was simply called 'Guy', and lo, with the filename Guybrush.bbm, history was made. Arguably the most-loved char...
Captain's Log is a Lore book introduced in Season of the Chosen. Entries were unlocked by completing the Presage Exotic mission every week during Beyond Light's yearly cycle. It chronicles Katabasis's journey throughout the horrors that took place...
What else should I be playing if I like this: The piratey sequel, Pillars Of Eternity 2. The Baldur's Gate series - especially II and its expansion, Planescape: Torment, Tyranny, the isometric list goes on... Both a love letter to the cRPGs of the past and a sort of “what-if?
ThePirates of the Caribbeanmovies are still the studio’s most lucrative attempts at adapting iconic Disney park rides. Directed by Gore Verbinski,TheCurse of the Black Pearlsees eccentric 18th-century pirate Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) set off to rescue...
A fearsome captain, a ruthless and heartless beast, striking terror into the bravest of sailors as the devil of the deep, he became the stuff of various myths and legends of Pirate Lore, particularly relating to the Dutchman and Davy Jones' Locker. ...
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“a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse,” it’s an attempt by Miller to connect theMad Maxfilms to mythical storytelling and folk lore, yet paradoxically set suchye oldeyarns in the future. Conversely, while being part of the post-apocalyptic...