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31 DAYS OF MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES // ↳ 17. Kraken

“A fierce creature with giant tentacles that’ll suction your face clean off and drag an entire ship down into the crushing darkness…the Kraken. The stench of his breath…Imagine the last thing you know on God’s green earth is the roar of the Kraken and the reeking odor of a thousand rotting corpses…If you believe such things.” - PoTC: Deadman’s Chest

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It's "jan ken po" you heathens

i cant believe americans on tv really say rock paper scissors like???? its paper scissors rock omg do u irl americans actually say rock paper scissors????

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Captain Jack, lost his bandana 😂

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Albert Bierstadt, Ships in Moonlight, 1859.

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This is my favorite as well

All this will be for nothing. We will have been for nothing. Defined by their histories, distorted to fit into their narrative until all that is left of us are the monsters in the stories they tell their children.

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One of my favourite anecdotes about the first Golden Age of Piracy is that, at one point, Captain Henry Morgan left England in one ship, and arrived in the Caribbean commanding a completely different ship, and nobody knows why. What happened to the first ship and how he acquired the second one are entirely unrecorded.

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“Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, / Pensive awhile she dreams awake,”

— John Keats, from The Complete Poems; “The Eve of St. Agnes,”

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Adding varnish to painting makes it come to life. This is so satisfying to watch. (Source)

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Moby-Dick tattoo-a-day collection.

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“If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the Muses, believing that technique alone will make him a good poet, he and his sane compositions never reach perfection, but are utterly eclipsed by the performances of the inspired madman. […] Madness, provided it comes as the gift of heaven, is the channel by which we receive the greatest blessings.”

— Plato, from the Phaedrus.

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Fun fact - I got to be in a scene as a roadie in a Geena Davis TV series pilot. It never aired 😂

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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

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Hi! One of my POV characters is a pirate captain in a medieval fantasy setting, but I don't know anything about ships or sailing! I want the voice and descriptions to be convincing without being gimmicky, but I don't even know where to start. Do you have any tips/resources or even fiction recs, maybe? Thank you, and sorry if this has been asked before!!

Hiya! Thanksfor your question! Historical research is important if you want your story tobe accurate.

Pirate History Resources

Note: Theseresources apply to the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730).

Ships:

6 FamousPirate Ships

Typesof Pirate Ships

Pirate Glossary: Ships

Complete List ofSailing Vessels

Sailing:

Positionsand Duties on Board a Pirate Ship

How to Saila Full-Rigged-Ship (Video, old but accurate) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Weapons:

Pirate Weapons

Pirate Weapons– Different Types of Weapons Used by Pirates

PirateWeapons – Hand Weapons

Speech:

Historically,pirates didn’t really have any special slang. The terms they used wouldhave been used by any sailor or boat captain. That being said, speech patternsfor the general public were very different from how we talk today.

Howto Speak 18th-Century English

Ato Z Guide to Street Slang from the 1700s

Royal Navy Diction and Slang

Fashion:

Pirate and Privateer Clothing

TheGolden Age of Piracy – Fashion

Pirates and Their Clothes

Important Note!: “Walking the plank” was notan actual thing pirates did to their enemies. This was invented because itlooks cool in movies and sounds cool in books.

Thanks againfor your question! If you need help with anything else writing-related, feelfree to send in another ask. Happy writing!

- Mod Kellie

If you need adviceon general writing or fanfiction, you should maybe ask us!