Pirate - Revision history

207.69.139.142: /* SCA Pirates */

2007-09-28T06:57:15Z

SCA Pirates

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	==SCA Pirates==		==SCA Pirates==
	*[[Barking Spyder]]		*[[Barking Spyder]]
		⚫	*[[Cocomoré de Manió]][http://www.cocomoredemanio.com/]
	*[[Drunken Skull]]		*[[Drunken Skull]]
	*[[The Flying Ypotryll]]		*[[The Flying Ypotryll]]
	*[[Golden Peacock]]		*[[Golden Peacock]]
⚫	*[[Cocomoré de Manió]][http://www.cocomoredemanio.com/]

207.69.139.154: /* SCA Pirates */

2007-09-28T06:38:23Z

SCA Pirates

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	*[[The Flying Ypotryll]]		*[[The Flying Ypotryll]]
	*[[Golden Peacock]]		*[[Golden Peacock]]
			*[[Cocomoré de Manió]][http://www.cocomoredemanio.com/]

KarenLarsdatter: /* Famous Pirates */

2007-09-10T04:13:21Z

Famous Pirates

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	*[[Wikipedia:Grace_o%27malley\|Gráinne Ni Mháille (Grace O'Malley)]]		*[[Wikipedia:Grace_o%27malley\|Gráinne Ni Mháille (Grace O'Malley)]]
	*[[Wikipedia:Barbarossa_%28Ottoman_admiral%29\|Khair ad Din (Barbarossa)]]		*[[Wikipedia:Barbarossa_%28Ottoman_admiral%29\|Khair ad Din (Barbarossa)]]
	*[[Wikipedia:List_of_pirates\|More ...]		*[[Wikipedia:List_of_pirates\|More ...]]

	==Your persona is a pirate==		==Your persona is a pirate==

KarenLarsdatter: Link to list of notable pirates

2007-09-10T04:13:08Z

Link to list of notable pirates

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	What most people think of as a '''pirate''' - tricorne [[hat]] or bandanna, [[wood]]en leg, [[gold]] [[coin\|dubloon]]s, skull and crossbones [[flag]], [[rum]] etc. - didn't exist until at least the [[17th century]]. However raiders or pirates certainly plied their trade earlier. ~~They~~ just looked like a slightly more outrageous version of a [[courtier]] of the time, or when at sea were fairly indistiguishable from other [[sailor\|seamen]] or mariners.		What most people think of as a '''pirate''' - tricorne [[hat]] or bandanna, [[wood]]en leg, [[gold]] [[coin\|dubloon]]s, skull and crossbones [[flag]], [[rum]] etc. - didn't exist until at least the [[17th century]]. However raiders or pirates certainly plied their trade earlier. Some just looked like a slightly more outrageous version of a [[courtier]] of the time, or when at sea were fairly indistiguishable from other [[sailor\|seamen]] or mariners.

	==Famous Pirates==		==Famous Pirates==
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	*[[Wikipedia:Grace_o%27malley\|Gráinne Ni Mháille (Grace O'Malley)]]		*[[Wikipedia:Grace_o%27malley\|Gráinne Ni Mháille (Grace O'Malley)]]
	*[[Wikipedia:Barbarossa_%28Ottoman_admiral%29\|Khair ad Din (Barbarossa)]]		*[[Wikipedia:Barbarossa_%28Ottoman_admiral%29\|Khair ad Din (Barbarossa)]]
			*[[Wikipedia:List_of_pirates\|More ...]

	==Your persona is a pirate==		==Your persona is a pirate==
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	* Jan Rogozinski, "The Wordsworth Dictionary of Pirates", ISBN 1-85326-384-2		* Jan Rogozinski, "The Wordsworth Dictionary of Pirates", ISBN 1-85326-384-2
	*http://www.skraeling.sca.org/xiphias/newsletter/V4-1-pirate.html: SCA-targetted information about late period pirates, with varying degrees of accuracy		*http://www.skraeling.sca.org/xiphias/newsletter/V4-1-pirate.html: SCA-targetted information about late period pirates, with varying degrees of accuracy
			*[[Wikipedia:Piracy]]
	[[category:occupation (medieval)]]		[[category:occupation (medieval)]]

KarenLarsdatter: /* Famous Pirates */ Linked up to Wikipedia entries

2007-09-10T04:06:13Z

Famous Pirates: Linked up to Wikipedia entries

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	==Famous Pirates==		==Famous Pirates==
	*[[Sir]] [[Francis Drake]]		*[[Sir]] [[Francis Drake]]
	*[[Gráinne Ni Mháille]] (Grace O'Malley)		*[[Wikipedia:Grace_o%27malley\|Gráinne Ni Mháille (Grace O'Malley)]]
	*[[~~Barbarossa~~\|Khair ad Din]] (Barbarossa)		*[[Wikipedia:Barbarossa_%28Ottoman_admiral%29\|Khair ad Din (Barbarossa)]]

	==Your persona is a pirate==		==Your persona is a pirate==

KarenLarsdatter: /* Famous Pirates */ Fixed spelling

2007-09-10T04:03:07Z

Famous Pirates: Fixed spelling

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	==Famous Pirates==		==Famous Pirates==
	*[[Sir]] [[Francis Drake]]		*[[Sir]] [[Francis Drake]]
	*[[~~Gr�inne~~ Ni ~~Mh�ille~~]] (Grace O'Malley)		*[[Gráinne Ni Mháille]] (Grace O'Malley)
	*[[Barbarossa\|Khair ad Din]] (Barbarossa)		*[[Barbarossa\|Khair ad Din]] (Barbarossa)

Cian: links, Flying Ypotryll

2006-10-26T03:30:42Z

links, Flying Ypotryll

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	What most people think of as a '''pirate''' - tricorne [[hat]] or bandanna, ~~wooden~~ leg, gold ~~dubloons~~, skull and crossbones [[flag]], rum etc. - didn't exist until at least the [[17th century]]. However raiders or pirates certainly plied their trade earlier. They just looked like a slightly more outrageous version of a [[courtier]] of the time, or when at sea were fairly indistiguishable from other seamen or mariners.		What most people think of as a '''pirate''' - tricorne [[hat]] or bandanna, [[wood]]en leg, [[gold]] [[coin\|dubloon]]s, skull and crossbones [[flag]], [[rum]] etc. - didn't exist until at least the [[17th century]]. However raiders or pirates certainly plied their trade earlier. They just looked like a slightly more outrageous version of a [[courtier]] of the time, or when at sea were fairly indistiguishable from other [[sailor\|seamen]] or mariners.

	==Famous Pirates==		==Famous Pirates==
	*[[Sir]] [[Francis Drake]]		*[[Sir]] [[Francis Drake]]
	*[[~~Gr�inne~~ Ni ~~Mh�ille~~]] (Grace O'Malley)		*[[Gr�inne Ni Mh�ille]] (Grace O'Malley)
	*[[Barbarossa\|Khair ad Din]] (Barbarossa)		*[[Barbarossa\|Khair ad Din]] (Barbarossa)

	==Your persona is a pirate==		==Your persona is a pirate==
	*You might call yourself a pirate, raider, [[corsair]], adventurer (a [[captain]] who finances the expedition), but not bucaneer or privateer which are [[out-of-period]] terms.		*You might call yourself a ''pirate'', ''raider'', ''[[corsair]]'', or ''adventurer'' (a [[captain]] who finances the expedition), but not bucaneer or privateer which are [[out-of-period]] terms.
	*Your ship may ply the waters of the [[Caribbean]], Irish, [[Baltic]], North or Mediterranean Seas or the Indian waters near [[Persia]] or in the South China Sea or Sea of Japan.		*Your ship may ply the waters of the [[Caribbean]], Irish, [[Baltic]], North or Mediterranean Seas or the Indian waters near [[Persia]] or in the South [[China]] Sea or Sea of [[Japan]].
	*[[Letter of marque\|Letters of Marque]] were given in [[16th century\|16th C]] [[England]], so you can operate freely against England's enemies for a small percentage [[tax]] to the [[crown]] (and what cargo they don't know about they won't miss the tax on).		*[[Letter of marque\|Letters of Marque]] were given in [[16th century\|16th C]] [[England]], so you can operate freely against England's enemies for a small percentage [[tax]] to the [[crown]] (and what cargo they don't know about they won't miss the tax on).
	*If you are a [[Barbary]] [[corsair]], you will be working for the [[Ottoman Empire]] under a local governor. However, you may originate from a large variety of [[Europe]]an lands.		*If you are a [[Barbary]] [[corsair]], you will be working for the [[Ottoman Empire]] under a local governor. However, you may originate from a large variety of [[Europe]]an lands.
	*Your [[weapon]]s of choice during a boarding action would be short [[sword]]s like the [[cutlass]], a boarding axe, a flintlock pistol or muskatoon. When ashore you would prefer a short knife and/or belaying pin.		*Your [[weapon]]s of choice during a boarding action would be short [[sword]]s like the [[cutlass]], a boarding [[axe]], a flintlock [[pistol]] or [[muskatoon]]. When ashore you would prefer a short [[knife]] and/or belaying pin.
	*You are probably male, but could be a female captain if you had the money (and didn't care about your reputation)		*You are probably male, but could be a female captain if you had the [[money]] (and didn't care about your reputation)
	*This is probably not a full-time career - you're either a seaman on [[merchant]] trips or a gentleman when not on expedition		*This is probably not a full-time career - you're either a seaman on [[merchant]] trips or a gentleman when not on expedition
	*At sea you [[clothing\|dress]] sensibly like a mariner of the day - warm clothing, long [[shirt]], canvas slops (baggy [[breeches]]), [[leather]] or [[canvas]] sleeveless [[jerkin]], warm thrumm [[cap]] and depending on the region you are sailing in you may or may not wear shoes.		*At sea you [[clothing\|dress]] sensibly like a [[sailor\|mariner]] of the day - warm clothing, long [[shirt]], [[canvas]] slops (baggy [[breeches]]), [[leather]] or [[canvas]] sleeveless [[jerkin]], warm [[thrumm]] [[cap]] and depending on the region you are sailing in you may or may not wear shoes.
	*When you go ashore you display the sucess of your mission - wearing the most outrageous and expensive clothes you've managed to [[plunder]], or bought with your booty. These might be drawn from different cultures, but all reflect the styles available in your chosen region and time.		*When you go ashore you display the sucess of your mission - wearing the most outrageous and expensive clothes you've managed to [[plunder]], or bought with your booty. These might be drawn from different cultures, but all reflect the styles available in your chosen region and time.
	*If you are a [[gentleman]], your expedition pirating might give you some wonderful stories to tell at dinner parties for the next year.		*If you are a [[gentleman]], your expedition pirating might give you some wonderful stories to tell at dinner parties for the next year.
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	*[[Barking Spyder]]		*[[Barking Spyder]]
	*[[Drunken Skull]]		*[[Drunken Skull]]
			*[[The Flying Ypotryll]]
	*[[Golden Peacock]]		*[[Golden Peacock]]

214.13.216.93: /* SCA Pirates */

2006-07-20T11:00:06Z

SCA Pirates

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	==SCA Pirates==		==SCA Pirates==
	[[Barking Spyder]]		*[[Barking Spyder]]
	[[Drunken Skull]]		*[[Drunken Skull]]
	[[Golden Peacock]]		*[[Golden Peacock]]

214.13.216.93: /* SCA Pirates */

2006-07-20T10:59:04Z

SCA Pirates

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	[[Barking Spyder]]		[[Barking Spyder]]
			[[Drunken Skull]]
			[[Golden Peacock]]

214.13.216.148 at 06:57, 8 June 2006

2006-06-08T06:57:07Z

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	*http://www.skraeling.sca.org/xiphias/newsletter/V4-1-pirate.html: SCA-targetted information about late period pirates, with varying degrees of accuracy		*http://www.skraeling.sca.org/xiphias/newsletter/V4-1-pirate.html: SCA-targetted information about late period pirates, with varying degrees of accuracy
	[[category:occupation (medieval)]]		[[category:occupation (medieval)]]

			==SCA Pirates==
			[[Barking Spyder]]