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Pirates

Pirates have been robbing and pillaging since ancient times. Some better known pirates are Blackbeard, Jose Gaspar, Sir Francis Drake, Henry Morgan and Captain William Kidd. Although piracy was in its hay day between the 17th and 19th centuries, it is still being battled against today.

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What companion do you get if your parents were killed by LOST in pirate101?

Quid De Pro; quest line companions

lost/ shipwrecked: Lucky Jack Russel- Dog thug

Storm: Milo Graytail- rat brigand

Armada: Gaspard De Vole- guinea pig guardsman

Mutiny: Dead Mike- undead pirate

Giant Squid: Birgus Latro- Crab thug

Which color absorbs the most heat energy?

all darks colors such as

* black

*red

*blue

* violet

What is Captain Morgan's first name?

Captain Morgan's first name is not publicly known.

What is Jose Gaspar's nickname?

Gasparilla is his nickname, but his actual real world existence is still not confirmed.

When was Epitafium dla Barbary Radziwiłłówny created?

Epitafium dla Barbary Radziwiłłówny was created in 1982.

Buccaneer george watling took over this island and renamed it after himself?

George Watling made a base at San Salvador Island - The Bahama's, and the Island came to be called "Watling Island" until 1925 when it was re-named San Salvador. San Salvador was named by Christopher Columbus, this is the island where Columbus made his first landfall in the new world in 1492. The remains of Watlings residence called "Watling Castle" remain on a hill in the Southeast Section of San Salvador Island. There is a main house, kitchen building where the stove and fireplace still stand, and down the hill, outside of a stone wall, the slave quarters.

What is privateering?

Privatation should be the opposite of publication: a piece of writing not intended for others' eyes (eg a personal diary); or the act of creating such a work. However, mostly it seems to be used as a synonym for "privatisation"; the transfer of a public asset into private hands.

Also sometimes occurs when "privation" (hardship) is meant - but I think that can be called a mistake.

What did Pirates like and did not like?

Pirates like gold. Pirates do not like Ninjas.

What is the name of long john silvers wife?

Long John Silver's wife is rarely mentioned in the original source material, "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson. There is no canon name given to his wife in the novel.

What do pirates speak?

different pirates speak different laguages.

What do the modern pirates steal?

Well most forms of piracy have been outlawed. However, there have been some recent cases in which pirates were involved. So I conclude: Modern pirates do exist and they tend to intercept small ships/cargos and raid the crew's belongings and valuables.

What other than an eye patch are common with pirates?

That depends on which type of pirate you mean, the real kind or the fictional kind.

Real pirates, either historical or modern, are robbers, kidnappers, and murderers. Most pirates commit their crimes for profit or they come to the life by coercion or out of desperation from lives in dire circumstances. They wear an eye patch only if they have an injury to their eye. They dress in clothing representative of their period. They are armed with whatever weapons are available in their historical period. Ancient pirates used spears, swords, and knives; when firearms became available, they added those to their arsenal; today's pirates are armed with the firearms of today. Historical pirates often got their bravado from alcohol; today's pirates more often use illegal drugs for the same purpose. Pirates boats and ships, their arms, and their provisions are most often stolen or the spoils of piracy. Historical or modern pirates were and are dangerous people who often have little regard for the lives of others.

Fictional pirates may have some of the following in common.

Yelling RRRR

Cutlasses

Bandannas

Tricorner Hats

Wooden legs

Jugs of rum

Stolen goods

Stolen ships

Why were there very few pirate women?

In British sailor lore, women were believed to be "bad luck" on a ship -- and they often were, because the crew would fight for sexual access to them.

However, there were many ships which carried women -- captain's wives and daughters, passengers, boatloads of colonists, boatloads of slaves -- despite the superstition about women being "bad luck."

Some women served on pirate ships while hiding their gender; we will never know how many of those there were. Some served openly, like Ann/Anne Bonney/Bonny. However, it is not easy to hide your gender when the only "toilet" is a board you sit on out in the open off the back of the ship, so there could not be too many women who were able to serve on pirate ships secretly.

Serving openly would be even more difficult, because of the great risk of sexual assault and because some crews or captains simply would not permit a woman on board.

Even if that weren't a problem, there would be simple questions of skill and strength. Most women would not have had a chance to learn the skilled jobs at sea -- navigator, etc. -- and most women would not have the raw physical strength needed for the unskilled jobs.

The answer is, there were probably more pirate women than we know about -- but superstition, sexual assault, skill, and strength issues always kept the number very low.

For very entertaining fictional representations of being a woman pirate, see "Jade" by Sally Watson (which has four female pirates in it, including an escaped slave woman), or Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy by L. A. Meyer. Meyer has a whole series of "Bloody Jack" adventures.

Who were the barbary pirates?

The Barbary Corsairs, sometimes called the Ottoman Corsairs or Barbary Pirates, were pirates that raided American, African, and European countries' coasts. They were part of the Ottoman Empire's Barbary States and were a major part of the Slave Selling by kidnapping over 1.5 million Christians to sell as slaves.