Ahoy me hearties! Welcome back to the Blackbeared Cove! For today I'm excited to announce that we'll be touching back up on the previous week's topic and discussing the myths that have been construed about pirates this week.

So what exactly are some of the myths that you see most people say are true about pirates? When we think about pirates what does a kid normally think of and what do we mostly see portrayed when pirates are displayed within the popular movies we see today?

The most prevalent myth displayed in movies would shave to be the very nature of pirates themselves. Pirates actually weren't super blood thirsty and combat seeking monsters like the movies often like to display them as. No, in fact, pirates like the Blackbeard presented in most movies were indeed the rarity of the bunch. Most pirates were just normal human beings with a bit of a lawless nature tied to them just like the everyday common criminal in today's society. If you have any idea what a normal criminal looks like today then you probably know what a normal pirate back in their own hay-day looked like minus the clothing attire and mannerisms of course.

Other myths that you would see normally presented most often in these movies would consist of but of course not be limited to: Chaotic living environments, peg legs and eye patches, and even the iron-fist ruling of the ships themselves! All of these super iconic ideas of pirates and yet none of them were actually 100% true like they promised they were. It's sad to think of, don't you think? I personally wish that Peggy the Pirate was a real thing in the past but unfortunately that whole concept itself was a myth made up by Disney and other media makers apparently. (Though I'm still hopeful that the real pirates did have at least some peggy-pirates out there to be honest with you.)

It saddens me to think of just how much of the movies we all watched growing up were lying to us but alas it's unfortunately the evident truth of our own society today huh? Hopefully some of the pirates were as fun as they were told to be but alas that is all for today's discussion. Join us next week once again however where we will once again be having another Black Bearded discussion and discovering new and interesting facts all being pirate related once again!



Adios me Hearties! See you next week!


- Gremory