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Edward Teach was a famous pirate who is also referred to as Blackbeard. His nickname originated from him having an enourmous beard that covered his face. During battle, Blackbeard was said to weave hemp into his beard and burn it to create a cloud of hemp smoke around his head. He was extremely vicous in battle, carrying swords, knives, and many pistols. He was a large man, measuring over six feet tall. [[http://www.piratesinfo.com/biography/biography.php?article_id=39]] | Edward Teach was a famous pirate who is also referred to as Blackbeard. His nickname originated from him having an enourmous beard that covered his face. During battle, Blackbeard was said to weave hemp into his beard and burn it to create a cloud of hemp smoke around his head. He was extremely vicous in battle, carrying swords, knives, and many pistols. He was a large man, measuring over six feet tall. [[http://www.piratesinfo.com/biography/biography.php?article_id=39]] | ||
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| + | In the 2005 update of the [[video game]] [[Pirates!]] by [[Sid Meier]], Blackbeard is the "first most notorious pirate in the [[Caribbean]]," and portrayed with fuses burning in his beard, according to cited legend. | ||
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Edward Teach was a famous pirate who is also referred to as Blackbeard. His nickname originated from him having an enourmous beard that covered his face. During battle, Blackbeard was said to weave hemp into his beard and burn it to create a cloud of hemp smoke around his head. He was extremely vicous in battle, carrying swords, knives, and many pistols. He was a large man, measuring over six feet tall. [[1]]
In the 2005 update of the video game Pirates! by Sid Meier, Blackbeard is the "first most notorious pirate in the Caribbean," and portrayed with fuses burning in his beard, according to cited legend.