Ahoyyy!!! Welcome to a Pirate's Life! Ho ho hoo,,,,
Arrrrreeeee Ye a Pirate Lover? Well, welcome aboard! This lens is dedicated to helping you discover the true pirate within you. Maybe, you've always loved pirates. Maybe, you're fascination has been awakened due to Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean. Or maybe, you just have a huge crush on Johnny Depp.
Regardless, I'm glad you're here! Ahoy, matey!
Pirates are a fascination held by many, and why shouldn't they be? They are dangerously cool! However; many may be surprised that the romantic and adventuresome characters we have come to know and love (thank you Johnny Depp) may not be as realistic to the true history of pirates.
This fantastic "true" accounts of the robbers and murderers of the sea may be the beginning of the romantization of the pirate's life. Piracy has occurred in all stages of history. A form of piracy has been seen in the ancient Mediterranean, with the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans and Cartaginians. It was also a part of the Middle Ages. Vikings from the north and Moors from the south also engaged in piracy. In the Renaissance, after the European wars where naval vessels would be laid up and their crews disbanded, pirates would heavily recruit. Piracy spread to the Caribbean in the late 16th centruy during the Elizabethan wars with Spain when treasure-laden Spanish galleons proceeding from Mexico into the Caribbean were a natural target.
Piracy has made it's mark on our world over the years, and even today, continues to exist. We typically think that pirates are a fictional people, but not so. Today's pirates may appear different than the ones of years past, but they are still present. They may use different weapons or different vessels, but they are very much a threat. So to all I say, Beware of Pirates!!!,,,,So please do drop in to Kapas Island and meet the living & breathing Pirate King himself !.
