Black Beard

[Smeagol1]

I been reading about Black beard I would like to hear any storys or get links and pics thanks.

[GreenFriend]

Might want to try this link, great legends! It's: Here

[GreyWeather]

His actual name was Edward Teach, also for a bit of Irony, he stole William Kidd's first vessal - if I remember correctly.

I could be wrong, so I'll skim read a couple of the book I have on William Kidd tomorrow/when I wake up

Yeah I was wrong, It was Culliford xD

I'm sure there was a connection though...

Edited September 1, 2007 by Chokmah

[Scream]

Yes, Edward Teach is his name. He died a gruesome death:

Maynard and Teach themselves begun the fight with their swords, Maynard making a thrust, the point of his sword against Teach's cartridge box, and bent it to the hilt. Teach broke the guard of it, and wounded Maynard's fingers but did not disable him, whereupon he jumped back and threw away his sword and fired his pistol which wounded Teach. Demelt struck in between them with his sword and cut Teach's face pretty much; in the interim both companies engaged in Maynard's sloop. Later during the battle, while Teach was loading his pistol he finally died from blood loss. Maynard then cut off his head and hung it from his bow. ”

Despite the best efforts of the pirates (including a desperate plan to blow up the Adventure), Teach was killed, and the battle ended. Teach was reportedly shot five times and stabbed more than twenty times before he died and was decapitated. Legends about his death immediately sprang up, including the oft-repeated claim that Teach's headless body, after being thrown overboard, swam between 2 and 7 times around the Adventure before sinking. Teach's head was placed as a trophy on the bowsprit of the ship (it was also required by Maynard to claim his prize when he returned home). After the sheer terror of the battle with the pirates, and the wounds that the crew received, Maynard still only acquired his meager prize of £100 from Spotswood. Later, Teach's head hung from a pike in Bath.

[GreenFriend]

Poor guy, that's a lot of pain do endure. But he was no angel, by any means.

His death sounds like something out of a Hollywood film, very engaging.