Was Captain Cook eaten

Answer 1

Historians disagree on whether Cook was cannibalised or not.

There are reports that, upon Cook's death, he was cannibalised, but cannibalism was not actively practised in Hawaii at this time.

It seems his body was prepared in an unusual ritual, which may have seemed like cannibalism to those of his crew who witnessed it. Because he had originally been regarded as a god by the natives, his heart was divided between tribal chiefs and eaten. his hands were stuffed with salt to preserve them, whilst many of his bones were placed around the island, given to other significant tribal chiefs. What was left of his remains were then returned to his crew in dignified fashion, with a cloak of white and black feathers, where they were placed in a small coffin and buried at sea.

Answer 2

Captain Cook was not eaten by the Hawaiian natives, he was given an elaborate, if not grotesque, funerary ritual involving disembowelment similar to the Egyptian Pharoahs, the flesh removed by baking, and the bones cleaned similar to European Saints. His heart was divided among the tribal chiefs and eaten, and his bones distributed among tribal chiefs around the island. All this to preserve him as a religious icon, as the natives had held him in high regard, even though they had killed him. Some of Cook's remains were returned to the crew for burial at sea.

The story of him being completely eaten by the natives is very unlikely as the Hawaiian natives of that time did not indulge cannibalism. It is likely, Captain Cook has been partly eaten as a sign of highest respect; such practice was common among Hawaiian natives of that time.