BLACKBEARD ARE DESTINED TO CLASH | THE LOST TREASURE OF BLACKBEARD PIRATE MYTH TRUTH OR FICTION |

HOW DID BLACKBEARD MANAGE TO BE ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN PIRATES WHILE ONLY BEING ONE FOR TWO YEARS? 1716 TO 1718, BLACKBEARD TERRORIZED THE SEAS, BUT HE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT DURING THOSE TWO YEARS.

DURING HIS BRIEF BUT INFAMOUS CAREER, BLACKBEARD BECAME KNOWN FOR HIS DISTINCTIVE APPEARANCE, WHICH INCLUDED A LONG BEARD AND NUMEROUS WEAPONS. BUT HE WAS ACTUALLY INCREDIBLY SUCESSFUL CAPTURING OVER 40 SHIPS. HE ALSO HAD A REPUTATION FOR BEING RUTHLESS AND WOULD OFTEN INTIMATE HIS VICTIMS BY LIGHTING FUSES IN HIS BEARD, CREATING A FEARSOME SPECTACLE.

HIS MOST FAMOUS LOOT WAS THE BLOCKADE OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1718. HE BLOCKADED THE PORT FOR A WEEK AND DEMANDED A CHEST OF MEDICINE IN EXCHANGING FOR LIFTING THE BLOCKADE. THE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA EVENTUALLY ACQUIESCED AND BLACK BEARD SAILED AWAY THE TREASURE.