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A Gross of Pirates - From Alfhild the Shield Maiden to Afweyne the Big Mouth (Hardcover)
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A Gross of Pirates - From Alfhild the Shield Maiden to Afweyne the Big Mouth (Hardcover)
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From anti-slavery heroes to evil murderers, from 'the Victual
Brothers' to Somali raiders today, a 1000-year roll call of the
pirates. It is no use pretending that these criminals do not evoke
admiration - even envy. Part of the appeal is the democratic nature
of their activities, characterised as far back as the 14th century
by Klaus Stortebeker thieving in the Baltic - his crew were called
the Likedeelers, the equal sharers. Author Terry Breverton has
brought together the extraordinary stories of 144 pirates
throughout history. They include Norman privateers, Barbary
Corsairs, Elizabethan adventurers, Chinese pirates, 'the Brethren
of the Coast' - and of course the pirates of the Caribbean. There
are some surprises. Who, for example were the Dunkirkers? They were
Spanish privateers based at Dunkirk, then held by the Spanish
Habsburgs, who plagued the Dutch for more than eighty years. In
1587 the United Provinces of Holland declared the Dunkirk
privateers to be pirates (there is a difference) making their naval
captains swear an oath to throw all Dunkirker prisoners into the
North Sea. The practice was known as voetenspoelen, 'washing the
feet', and in winter would be a quick death. Beginning with the
9th-century 'Shield Maiden' pirate Alfhild and ending with Mohamed
Abdi Hassan - 'Afweyne' (Big Mouth) - who ransomed supertankers for
tens of millions of dollars, A Gross of Pirates is an exciting
journey under full sail across a millennium of blood and treasure.
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