This man, Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard…
…was the master of dramatic presentation. Seriously, he could give Batman lessons.
Blackbeard cultivated a ferocious appearance to seem even more menacing: a long dark beard, numerous knives, swords and pistols strapped to his chest — even lighted fuses in his hair.
Now we have the remnants of his sword.
It’s one of the latest finds aboard the remains of the ship the Queen Anne’s Revenge, known at one time to be the flagship of Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard. The vessel ran aground on a North Carolina sandbar in 1718 and was abandoned; modern archaeologists have been excavating the shipwreck for more than a decade. The design and ornamentation of this newest discovery have led the researchers to believe it likely belonged to the notorious pirate himself.
In other media bonus!
Ian McShane is to be Blackbeard in the 4th Pirates of the Caribbean flick:
“The thing when you play characters is, it’s what you give off more than anything,†he said in response to a question about how he prepared to give life to the role of the legendary Blackbeard. “Once you’ve got the outfit on and [the creative team] has talked about you being bad†— that’s “bad†meaning “evil†or “villainous†— “… [the work has] been done for you if you play it right. So you play it a little different. You let it take over.â€
via yahoo news, spinoff online
