The tweet made by the person accusing someone of misogyny was apparently directed at someone else on Twitter ~3 months ago. I'm very confused at why WIRED decided to make it seem like the tweet was directed at the expert.
Bro these type of d riding videos just ain't it. You USED to make content exploring history. Now you complain and chase drama. That's my critique of your critique.
Buccaneer was a term applied to French and Englishmen who inhabited Caribbean islands, chiefly harvesting the pigs (left by the Spanish) and smoking/curing the meat to sell to passing ships. The meat was called Buccan (like Bacon). Eventually the Spanish evicted these foreigners from their territory and some turned to privacy to make a living and/or get back at the Spanish. Buccaneer literally means "Bacon Maker".
Rome definitely had pirates. Julius Caesar was once abducted by pirates and was insulted that they demanded too low a ransom for his release. He entertained them with his poetry while he waited for his liberation, and then came back and crucified them all.
It blows my mind on how many people dont actually know the definition of misogyny. They just throw that word out there and you can tell they don't know because the word doesn't fit the sentence in which they used it.
You got that right. I always have to try to mention that it doesn't exist because every man I know loves women, even the men that don't want to share a bed with women still do not hate women. I have yet to find a man that absolutely hates women therefore it doesn't exist, or, at least, it rarely exists
To be fair they mentioned One Piece in that tweet, so I assume they’re replying to someone. These terms get thrown out too often I agree but we can’t fully judge since we don’t know what the exact conversation prior was about.
@@lordbyron9950 Virtually no one uses the word misandry, relatively speaking. When they do, however, they generally do seem to know what the word means. I can't say I've heard it used often, but I imagine I'm not the only one who first used it by constructing it from roots to contrast with the word misogyny.
@@JackyHeijmans Unbelievably, a lot of people don't seem to know that AC/DC are Australian/Scottish. On the second most popular music app, there are comments against AC/DC songs, like "Murica", "Hell yeah, America", and 🦅🦅 🦅. I've asked what the connection is, but I've yet to receive a response. I thought it'd be common knowledge, particularly amongst metalheads, but apparently not.
Daughter's been hoping to become a maritime historian as she's obsessed with pirates. Went to pick up toys for grandkids with her sister a couple of days ago and she almost squealed when she saw a model kit of Queen Anne's Revenge. So, bought it for her and that'll give her something to do over Christmas. You are right about Bucanners. They were pirates but restricted to the Carribean. Their Mediterranean counterparts were the Corsairs.
One thing that I had heard about pirates, of that era, is they would not only repair their captured ships, but strip them down, getting rid of all the decorative and non-essentials--even going as far as taking out bulkheads is cargo-holds. The idea was to lighten the ship for more plunder, guns, and crew. I can respect that: function over form
Man I learned so much from that Pirates! Gold game back in the day. Letters of Marque, pirate flags, even names of famous pirates! Sid Meyer is a hell of a guy
Average career length was about two years, often ending in death... But a few retired rich, with a pardon, and some even became a governor, Henry Morgan was one...
I lived in the Caribbean and authentic Caribbean Rum is amazing if processed correctly. A little goes a long way. I recommend smaller private distilleries over the big commercial distilleries.
Gráinne Ní Mháille (Grace O’Malley) was a 17th century “Pirate Queen” coming from an Irish royal family, preyed upon English ships. She eventually bent the knee, in person, to Queen Elizabeth.
Never happened. According to Anne Chambers, a biographer and expert on Grace O’Malley, the meeting between the two women was cordial, and Grace refused to bow to the Queen, considering herself an equal (source: “Grace O’Malley: The Biography of Ireland’s Pirate Queen 1530-1603” by Anne Chambers). Some sources imply that Grace’s refusal to bow was due to her not recognizing Elizabeth as the “Queen of Ireland” (source: “Ireland’s Most Famous Pirate Queen: Grace O’Malley”).
I know because of that famous story of young Julius Caesar getting captured by pirates then befriending them and everything and when they asked for ransom he was offended by the price and demanded they ask for more from his family because he was worth more... then later after he was freed he eventually tracked them down and killed them all.
I knew because of the history of rome podcast and having seen and read about pompey clearing the mediterranean, and caesar being abducted, and the mithridactic wars, and common sense that pirates are just criminals on boats and criminals have always existed everywhere since... humans. Maybe before. ive never heard of asterix and obelix what is that?
Fun little fact: The pirates often encountered by Asterix and Obelix are a parody of the characters from the comic Redbeard (Barbe-Rouge), which also appeared in the comic magazine Pilote.
I started watching this video peacefully, while relaxing with some warm lemon tea, expecting to be entertained and also educated. First it was Pompey aka "Pompi" who almost made me choke on my drink, but I somehow managed to suppress the laughing fit. Finally, I completely lost it after "You know what? Let's watch pirate life expectancy because it's very short." Great video btw, I love your content.
I guess they pronounce the anglicized spelling of Pompey, as written in English. Well Julius Caesar, Octavian, Cato, Cicero are all done the same way. So we can't complain. I think it's a disservice to those people, but they are dead and can't express their displeasure.
@@Ponto-zv9vf I'm not complaining, I just enjoy how "Pompi" prompted Metatron to burst out crying laughing the first time he heard it, which cracks me up to this day, too. That's all.
Pompi sounds ridiculous… English is my second language and until only a few months I always thought they pronounced his name as written… Pompi… it’s a dog or clowns name… or a teletubbies!
Cool guy! In Germany, there is a legend about a medieval pirate called "Klaus Störtebeker" who was active in the Baltic sea and was the bane of Hanseatic merchant ships. He probably never existed but his story is quite cool.
If their was a decent amount of merchant shipping, I would not be surprised to see some amount of privacy in the area. Whether any actual pirate of that name existed, who knows.
@@DemonKingBadger There was a great amount of merchant shipping in the baltic sea. The hanseatic league probably had about 1000 ships in operation on the longer trade routes plus numerous ones on the coast. Plenty of targets to prey on. But Störtebeker was as real or not real as Ragnar Lothbrok.
I believe he was supposedly one of the 14th century Vitalienbrüder (Victual Brethren), who certainly did exist. They were eventually driven out by the Teutonic Order.
@@johnreddick7650 Yes, the label "Vitalienbrüder" did exist, but it is unclear who exactly they were. Professor Gregor Rohmann claims that this term is related to the term "Seeräuber" in the same way as "Privateer" is related to "Pirate". The former being legally employed and just doing a job. So many different groups might have called themselves "Vitalienbrüder" as euphemism in order to protect themselves. th-cam.com/video/StuLjH_kJzA/w-d-xo.html But according to the legend, Klaus Stärtebeker was the leader of the "Vitalienbrüder" who were a band similar to Robin Hood and his outlaws. They called themselves "Liekedeeler" (equal sharer) because they stole from the rich merchants and divided the loot equally amongst themselves.
I heard that it was done in order to keep the sailors sober, because they'd store up their rationed rum, which came in small doses, and then get drunk on it.
12:17 I think this clip should be shown to anyone who thinks Metatron is homophobic. I am gay and hearing him talk about it like it was just a natural part of life, instead of as a political talking point (which both sides do) was really refreshing and comforting. It’s just nice for someone to not make a big deal out of it. Thanks for the great content Metatron. I’ll use BC and AD in your honour.
To be fair when people are called ists and phobes, 99% of the time it's not true at all and it usually tells you a lot more about the person doing the accusing than the one being accused.
WHO thinks he is homophobic? Ive heard a lot say that his bias is quite clear on the topic, which i agree with but that doesnt make you homophobic. Well mildly so at least.
15:54 My grandfather used to make rum at home all the time. That was because we lived next to a sugar mill where he worked, my uncle also worked there as an engineer. So all the workers would get molasses from the sugar mill for free, to either feed their livestock, or make rum. Grandpa used to have a special age preserve, hidden away in the house. The smell of the age rum was intoxicating, age with different types of tropical fruits and roots. A whiff of it was enough to make you dizzy and drunk!
I remember hearing somebody once say the reason why southern accents sound the way they do, is because they were trying to emulate the british. I may be wrong but it sounded like an interesting hypothesis
Yeah treasure island misinformed the entire world on the “pirate” accent was. Corsairs, pirates and privateers all pretty much did the same thing, some were just in the employ of their respective lord/monarch.
@@DustinDonald-cz9ot I'd imagine being the target of foreign navies would significantly reduce your life expectancy. As a merchant if you get robbed and injured you can still go to any port and not get arrested and hung, as a pirate you are rather limited in options there.
The tweet made by the person accusing someone of misogyny was apparently directed at someone else on Twitter ~3 months ago. I'm very confused at why WIRED decided to make it seem like the tweet was directed at the expert.
It didn't appear that way, at least not to me. Charlotte Mari is still a bit obtuse and the run-of-the-mill "misogyny" bit, considering the post they were replying to was "I'm glad One Piece doesn't have many strong female pirates because there weren't that many notable ones in history". Which is true. There were historically notable ones, but not that many. Which made the ones that _were_ notable even more famous.
17:13. That's why when I go out and have a few drinks, I question if I should insulin or not to insulin. If I don't, my levels are up quite a bit but when I get home it crashes. If I do have insulin I risk going to low. I always carry sugar with me anyhow.
I've heard before that Johnny Depp based Jack Sparrow on Keith Richards. The thing that surprised me was that Port Royal, out of Pirates Of The Caribbean, was a real place.
Yep, the city that stands there now is called Kingston and is located on the opposite side of the bay, because Port Royal was destroyed by an earthquake.
10:00 walking the plank may have something to do with the ultimate capital punishment in Navies of having someone "Keel hauled", the plank would be necessary as ships of pre-modern era had a pronounced tumble home (barrel shape) so to clear the tumble home from the deck they would need a plank, otherwise throwing someone overboard would cause the to bounce down the side making the keel hauling bit pointless.
Foetal alcohol syndrome wasn't known until the 70s I think, for a long time drinking while pregnant was seen as perfectly fine. Although we know that the Victorians for example seem to have high records of it especially in working class women, life was so awful a lot of people were self-medicating with whatever
@nickywal Drinking a lot was known at the time for the possibility of inducing miscarriages. They might not have known why, but it was common knowledge it did.
Also, being a woman on a ship full of drunken, criminal men carried a high degree of risk. I'd wager they probably valued keeping their wits about them very highly.
@nickywal Most women just don’t feel like drinking while pregnant, some even find the idea nauseating. Obviously not all, or foetal alcohol syndrome probably wouldn’t exist.
@V.i.c.o.d.y.n I don't know. I've never heard it being pronounced as it was in this video - by an Italian and a Scotsman, and I'm Scottish myself. I've only ever heard "private-eer". The "priv" being pronounced in the same way as "privy" is a new one on me. I'm not suggesting that they're wrong, but it certainly sounds weird IMHO.
@@ianmacfarlane1241 _Really?_ I'm surprised to hear that as I've always heard "priv-a-teer" from other people in the U.K. and "pry-va-teer" in the U.S. In the same manner of "privacy" (or priv-uh-see), or better yet "privy". Admittedly I am from Cork in Ireland, was raised there until a teen, and then moved to the U.S., and conversation about pirates was never too common at that time; though I distinctly remember seeing British doc's at a young one with those pronunciations. If I were to guess it boils down to locale of academia that influences the pronunciation stemming from linguistic assimilation -- the Brits have always had a knack for that. With most pronunciation it really comes down to pedantry on whose version is "right" since, really, they _all_ are correct, colloquially at least.
Avast there me hearties. Break out the rum as Captain Metatron sets sail. So what city do we pillage to celebrate Captain Metatron gaining a million scurvy dogs?
All alcohol derives from a plant. Whiskey is derived from wheat. Vodka is derived from potatoes.. Rum is derived from sugar cane, and so Rum is associated with pirates because Sugar Cane is from the Caribbean where in popular culture Pirates are mostly associated from.
@@metoo7557 Because the US Navy abolished the ration in 1862, the Brits ended it in 1970, and even the Kiwis kicked the tot in 1990. But mostly, yes, it's Miss Swann's fault. :)
I definitely would recommend the air safety guy, if it’s something that interests you. Dude is legit, was a former ntsb investigator who has been on some notable crash investigations. He doesn’t bullshit or give copout answers about how safe planes are, he acknowledges that they are incredibly safe, but also answers the questions with good advice if you manage to be unlucky enough to be in a crash
It is a fact that many pirates came from the Westcountry (South West England, usually Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Bristol) and so the movie "pirate accent" is very appropriate because many of them did indeed have that accent. I live on the border of Devon and Cornwall and still you can find country folk with very strong "pirate" accents.
It's also a fact that many pirates didn't come from the West country. There's nothing "appropriate" about it at all, just simple common sense that it you were a pirate from the west country then you might have a West country accent especially if you were from the lower class. Did you not listen to what the expert said? There is no such thing as a pirate accent.
@@stoneagepig3768 except 17th and 18th century English accents were very similar to that in the south of England, according to Simon Roper. An upper class accent, that is
Not any less pirates came from Africa, that actually might even be majority of the pirats (even though it's a stretch to call anything a majority in a rug that is pitate demographic) yet we don't think about it as appropriate. Because it also wasn't.
@@stoneagepig3768 Yes I listened, but I believe that a disproportionate number of English pirates came from the Westcountry, therefore making the accent appropriate for an English pirate.. You obviously didn't notice that I used quotation marks when I referred to a "pirate accent"!
I really appreciate the way you acknowledge (even celebrate) another expert's opinions in this video while still throwing in some facts of your own. Your respect for the original post is obvious, and made for a different kind of experience from your channel. Thanks! BTW, I have a huge fascination for all things Roman, and all things pirate. So this video was extra spicy for me.
Speaking of molasses, there was a molasses flood in Boston in the early 20th century that killed a fair number of people when a tank containing thousands of gallons broke.
I bet they'd steal any shipment of pasta, sink any ship of people that break pasta, and would be the only pirates that still liked heavy armor- even if it was more dangerous.
More specifically buccanier is very elaborate on describing how you operate. It comes from an old French word and basically describes those who light fires on spots that ships may confuse for a lighthouse and when they do a turn thinking is clear end up on a sandbar or heavy rocks next to shore and the buccaneers attack, kill the remaining crew and steal the cargo. As for sugar relation to alcohol, alcohol is basically made of carbs in the form either of starches or sugars. Therefore fruit based ones use fructose mainly and grain or root based ones use starches. And then is the mead, made out of honey which is glycose and fructose combined using an enzyme called invertase found in bee saliva. So double sugars.
That's curious, wonder how it ended up naming the pirates of the caribbean. I guess french nomenclature won for some reason. One would think that pirates that operate that way would be the worst of the worst, so a good insult to launch to an attacking pirate ship. Insults get popular faster :)
Aberdeen Angus beef comes from Scotland. There may be Aberdeen Angus cattle in Argentina now. But the breed of cattle originates from the area of Aberdeenshire, in Scotland, and is still found there now. Angus Konstam is also from Aberdeenshire Scotland. Scotland is a part of Britain, that still uses the rhotic r.
Lots of Angus beef raised here in Iowa too. I usually get Angus steaks because they do have a noticeable difference in taste and texture yet still reasonably priced.
There's loads of them in Australia, they are called Black Angus. I knew cattle breeders that bred those small beasties. Apparently a red colored sport is undesirable like a lot of gingers.
7:07 there is an spanish navy oficer called Blas de Lezo in 1700, he was called the half man as he was missing an eye, an arm and a leg, and he is usualy depicted with a wooden pegleg so the pirates would also have them
Fun fact, the screenplay for the first Pitates of the Caribbean movie was originally intended to be an adaptation of the Monkey Island videogame series. Disney decided to buy the rights to it and change it slightly to make it based on their theme park ride instead. You can definitely see the similarities, LeChuck was changed to Barbosa (both are undead pirate captains), Elaine was changed to Elizabeth (both are the daughter of the Governor of the island they're on), and Guybrush was changed to Will (the main protaganist who has the daughter of the Governor as a love interest, and doesn't really start as a pirate but gradually becomes one). Tbf though, the character of Jack Sparrow is orignal to the reworked Disney screenplay, and easily the most interesting thing about the movie.
As a southerner, I've by turns been amused and annoyed by "southern" accents. I wonder how the "molasses" pronunciation (all of them, really) are sourced.
As a Southerner we often say about Southern accents on film "we don't sound like that". I suppose those with other type accents probably say similar though
I'm a sailor in the Navy and it's remarkable how life at sea can influence a person. Pirates, sailors, privateers, they all fight the seas. I find it so unique that so much culture is shared among all of these groups.
Some ancient Greek sources call Khufu Χέοψ or "Cheops" (Herodotus, Diodorus of Sicily). The Ptolemaic Egyptian priest Manetho referred to him by the name Σοῦφις (Sufis). The Jewish historian Josefus called him Σοφe (Sofe). There were no vowels in ancient Egyptian, and the spelling could be transcribed into the Latin alphabet as something like XWFW, which modern scholars *think* would be pronounced something like Khufu, but we're not exactly sure. Anyway short answer: Because of the ancient Greeks most European languages call him Cheops or Keops.
My favorite part of this video is, seeing in the original video, the title of the chapter that references Depp as Sparrow...He's the pauper of the surf, the jester of Tortuga. Lonely Island - Jack Sparrow, never gets old.
@tokeeriksen2425 Our ships intercept smugglers. Many drugs like heroine are used in medicine. If the lads knock off a ship full of illegal arms booze or drugs plus the ship itself, they'd make a mint. Sign me up!
@@tokeeriksen2425 Without aggression no, without war yes. Privateers were used so you could deny involvement they were pretty much proxy forces that worked for you but not officially under your banner.
One thing that always blows my mind is how short the careers of most of these famous pirates were. It makes sense when you think about it of course, but for example, Blackbeard was only an active pirate for about a year. My understanding is he very likely didn’t kill anyone, or even see combat until his own death.
There's a great channel called Gold and Gunpowder, who makes well researched videos about the history of pirates. I recommend it to anyone interested in the topic.
Metatron likes Mr Pirate Man. This historian actually knows his stuff. I have read plenty of books over the last forty years and I never read that Bartholomew Roberts was gay; so I learnt something new today. Buon Natale.
@@Edmund_Mallory_Hardgrove nah that was an ethnicity claimed mostly by people really into the marvel version of Thor. Joking obviously, some of my own ancestors were Danes standard for being Irish. Probably just farmers who ran the occasional raid
In Germany we too use the word Pirat. But we as well say Seeräuber wich means sea robber. The most famous one was called Klaus Störtebeker (1360 - 1401). Because before America was discovered a lot of trade took place in the Baltic Sea and in the North Sea. During a war between Denmark and Sweden he had a Kaperbrief ( kapern = to enter, Brief = letter) wich meant that the Swedish government allowed them to rob danish ships.
Come on Metatron - Argentinian? I can only imagine your response if a Scotsman said that prosciutto was Nigerian. Angus - Scottish place, Scottish Christian and Surname, and Scottish cattle breed.
@steve_j_grundon yes and Valhalla is actually Valhöll. I wasn't sure if anyone actually knew Norwegian (Scandinavian) language or spellings. Language settings are to tedious to keep switching, I'm lazy during Christmas vacation... 😂
@@steve_j_grundon The only reason they aren’t synonymous anymore is because of centuries of connotations being piled on top of “Viking”. OF COURSE modern Scandinavian languages have both words, just like everybody else does - one to describe specifically Norse pirates of the Viking age and by extension their culture as a whole, another to describe the 17th and 18th century guys with the peglegs, eye-patches and “pieces of eight”. That doesn’t change the fact that at root level, the activity being described by ninth century Scandinavians when they used the Old Norse word we have inherited as “Viking” was precisely the same activity that “piracy” describes.
Bucaneer comes from a method of preserving beef, mostly for use aboard ship. It was tipically done on the beaches of uninhabited Carabean islands. Since some of the people who bucaneered beef also engaged in piracy Buccaneer became a synonym for pirate.
12:15 There is no evidence that Bartholomew Roberts was gay, it is just speculation. We don't even have proof that gay pirates were accepted by their crews. Then he makes the mistake of saying that Bartholomew Roberts was captured and executed. He also propagates the myth that all those famous pirate flags were used. A good part of them are just inventions of the 20th century, including the most famous flag, that of the pirate John Rackham, which he even shows, but is also a modern invention. I had already read one of his books, but after watching this video I had doubts about the quality of his work
I'm surprised he didn't mention the formidable female pirate Zheng Yi Sao. Small, slim, and female, she commanded a massive pirate fleet in the South China Sea in the 19th century.
Minot mention regarding alcohol from sugar, technically most if not all alcohol is made from sugar, rum is made from the sugar in sugarcane juice, wine from the sugar in grape juice. The fermentation of sugary beverages creates alcohol and funnily enough this also happens in our bodies. The reason you then distill solutions that end up as rum is to raise the concentration of the alcohol, because the yeast bacteria that allows the fermentation doesn't survive at high alcohol percentages.
As a non-native English speaker, I appreciate that you take the time to find the correct pronunciations of words. It does literally take a minute to do and I wish all content creators would do the same especially when talking about any living culture practiced by millions.
Never heard of him, I'd say in America Blackbeard is easily the most known by name, a bit like Julius Caesar even if you don't know anything else about him you've heard the name.
Pirate talk is basically old English. The English used to pronounce the letter R at the end of each word. They didn’t start pronouncing the “R” like “Aw” until the mid to late 1700s.
Was even later than that, pretty certain they lost rhoticity in the late 19th century (in the popular "high class" accents, it still stuck around in many English accents)
Angus is Scottish, and the Argentinian beef is named after the Scottish cow breed which is now raised in many countries including Argentina, the U.S., Brazil, Poland, Australia, Portugal, Spain, etc. And for who were pirates, many early pirates were originally anyone not from Portugal or Spain. The two countries got together and split the globe in half and declared anyone else doing trade illegal. Eventually the Dutch East India company became powerful enough, and then other countries would sail under their papers. England, France, and China took the longest to really be recognized as valid parties but often there was a lot of times where countries would just not recognize the legitimacy of other countries agreements and just label them as pirates.
From what I remember readi g one of the reasons Bartholomew Roberts were so successful was because the day or so before they were expecting to go on a raid they were forbidden from drinking. When they weren't going on a raid they could drink but not before
You called? Context is missing here, that comment can be entirely justified and just looks like a random reply to someone on the internet. It's just that I wouldn't know which characters and pirates it is referring to.
Probably the first pirates appeared when the Minoans started their commercial routes with Spanish peninsula for tin, essential element for making bronze(which is an alloy of copper and tin or poisonous arsenic) - so they were probably Sicilians, Maltese or from some other islands of that region of Mediterranean Sea).
Newton got the idea not only from his Somerset accent but from 'Pirates of Penzance' in Cornwall where we very much have a rhotic accent. Lady Mary Killigrew was arguably the most famous Cornish pirate, just as an aside.
Link to the original video
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The tweet made by the person accusing someone of misogyny was apparently directed at someone else on Twitter ~3 months ago. I'm very confused at why WIRED decided to make it seem like the tweet was directed at the expert.
Angus is a Scottish name and so is the beef. 🤣
Bro these type of d riding videos just ain't it. You USED to make content exploring history. Now you complain and chase drama. That's my critique of your critique.
Buccaneer was a term applied to French and Englishmen who inhabited Caribbean islands, chiefly harvesting the pigs (left by the Spanish) and smoking/curing the meat to sell to passing ships. The meat was called Buccan (like Bacon). Eventually the Spanish evicted these foreigners from their territory and some turned to privacy to make a living and/or get back at the Spanish. Buccaneer literally means "Bacon Maker".
@@mr.skinskull3148 That's what you're doing right now. 💯
Rome definitely had pirates. Julius Caesar was once abducted by pirates and was insulted that they demanded too low a ransom for his release. He entertained them with his poetry while he waited for his liberation, and then came back and crucified them all.
That sounds like I'd expect from him, hahaha. Though it's possible I've heard it before and thus accept for that reason.
Most societies with naval commerce had people ready to rob those boats
Based
He did kill them first before crucifying them, so they didn't suffer too much.
This needs to be a Mel Brooks film.
It blows my mind on how many people dont actually know the definition of misogyny. They just throw that word out there and you can tell they don't know because the word doesn't fit the sentence in which they used it.
How about misandry
You got that right. I always have to try to mention that it doesn't exist because every man I know loves women, even the men that don't want to share a bed with women still do not hate women. I have yet to find a man that absolutely hates women therefore it doesn't exist, or, at least, it rarely exists
To be fair they mentioned One Piece in that tweet, so I assume they’re replying to someone. These terms get thrown out too often I agree but we can’t fully judge since we don’t know what the exact conversation prior was about.
@@lordbyron9950 Virtually no one uses the word misandry, relatively speaking. When they do, however, they generally do seem to know what the word means. I can't say I've heard it used often, but I imagine I'm not the only one who first used it by constructing it from roots to contrast with the word misogyny.
@@teddymercury-wm1qu The reason really is that society doesn't care about misandry. Misogyny is a loaded word. Misandry is, unfortunately, not.
Angus…a proper name for a Scotsman
And Angus from AC/DC... 😊 Can't believe Metatron has not heard of him..
Married to Morag hopefully.
Aye, Anghaaas
@@JackyHeijmans Unbelievably, a lot of people don't seem to know that AC/DC are Australian/Scottish.
On the second most popular music app, there are comments against AC/DC songs, like "Murica", "Hell yeah, America", and 🦅🦅 🦅.
I've asked what the connection is, but I've yet to receive a response.
I thought it'd be common knowledge, particularly amongst metalheads, but apparently not.
Seems like a Young fella as well
Molasses is often very thick and viscous, so we used to have an expression in American slang that something (or someone) is “Slow as Molasses.”
Our evolution went as far as adding a seasonal "in January" at the end.eg "That Girl is as slow as molasses in January"
Why not make Rum out of it, otherwise it is just a high nutrient pollutant.
@@Ponto-zv9vf Molasses is used in quite a few things as an ingredient or sweetener. Molasses cookies, for example.
And then we say “bless their little hearts”, at least in the south, LOL
Daughter's been hoping to become a maritime historian as she's obsessed with pirates. Went to pick up toys for grandkids with her sister a couple of days ago and she almost squealed when she saw a model kit of Queen Anne's Revenge. So, bought it for her and that'll give her something to do over Christmas. You are right about Bucanners. They were pirates but restricted to the Carribean. Their Mediterranean counterparts were the Corsairs.
Heh, given my ability to make models that would give me something through till the next Christmas 😢
Not to forget the Wokou
Amazing. I’m glad to see there are those who are still passionate about the age of piracy and naval privateers.
Queen Anne’s Revenge is also a wonderful pipe tobacco
Why are pirates portrayed as having strong English West Country accents? No one knows, they just AAAAARRRGH!!!
I think the very first guy to portray a pirate on film used his Welsh accent or something and exaggerated it.
@@richardsanchez5444 It was Robert Newton’s West Country accent.
It sounds good for a pirate. Star Wars is using that accent for the Skeleton Crew pirates.
Lot of people here don't get the joke, yarr taking it too seriously.
There’s your coat, take it!
One thing that I had heard about pirates, of that era, is they would not only repair their captured ships, but strip them down, getting rid of all the decorative and non-essentials--even going as far as taking out bulkheads is cargo-holds. The idea was to lighten the ship for more plunder, guns, and crew. I can respect that: function over form
Also, to sell the luxuries.
Yes, but consider the form is what made their victims better people than they were.
Man I learned so much from that Pirates! Gold game back in the day. Letters of Marque, pirate flags, even names of famous pirates! Sid Meyer is a hell of a guy
those games were and remain amazing. age of mythology is also a big favorite
He was such a big influence on gaming that is totally underrated by most people.
That’s my game! Way before I played civilization or sim city
"Let's watch Pirate Life Expectancy because it's very short"
😊
Average career length was about two years, often ending in death... But a few retired rich, with a pardon, and some even became a governor, Henry Morgan was one...
That we know of
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I lived in the Caribbean and authentic Caribbean Rum is amazing if processed correctly. A little goes a long way. I recommend smaller private distilleries over the big commercial distilleries.
Beautifully said.
A good bottle of carribean rum in a tumbler can compete with the best whiskys, for a nice evening sip.
Gráinne Ní Mháille (Grace O’Malley) was a 17th century “Pirate Queen” coming from an Irish royal family, preyed upon English ships. She eventually bent the knee, in person, to Queen Elizabeth.
There was a great deal more to Grace OMalley, including she was the head of a powerful Landowning Family.
She died in 1603.....
@@thecreweofthefancy I stand corrected, it was not the 1641 rebellion. Thank you for the correction., geez, the things you hear when you’re a kid.
Never happened. According to Anne Chambers, a biographer and expert on Grace O’Malley, the meeting between the two women was cordial, and Grace refused to bow to the Queen, considering herself an equal (source: “Grace O’Malley: The Biography of Ireland’s Pirate Queen 1530-1603” by Anne Chambers). Some sources imply that Grace’s refusal to bow was due to her not recognizing Elizabeth as the “Queen of Ireland” (source: “Ireland’s Most Famous Pirate Queen: Grace O’Malley”).
@ I have also read that her refusal is lore, and that she did in fact make an oath to serve as a privateer.
what a guy, stops the reaction to watch the expert talk, what a breath of fresh air (also loved the pronunciation part) Thanks Metatron
I knew that Romans fought pirates because of Asterix and Obelix.
As fine reason as any other if not even better than many
I know because of that famous story of young Julius Caesar getting captured by pirates then befriending them and everything and when they asked for ransom he was offended by the price and demanded they ask for more from his family because he was worth more... then later after he was freed he eventually tracked them down and killed them all.
Pirates were pretty scared by Asterix and Obelix because every time they met them at sea invariably they sank their boat...
I knew because of the history of rome podcast and having seen and read about pompey clearing the mediterranean, and caesar being abducted, and the mithridactic wars, and common sense that pirates are just criminals on boats and criminals have always existed everywhere since... humans. Maybe before. ive never heard of asterix and obelix what is that?
Fun little fact: The pirates often encountered by Asterix and Obelix are a parody of the characters from the comic Redbeard (Barbe-Rouge), which also appeared in the comic magazine Pilote.
I started watching this video peacefully, while relaxing with some warm lemon tea, expecting to be entertained and also educated. First it was Pompey aka "Pompi" who almost made me choke on my drink, but I somehow managed to suppress the laughing fit. Finally, I completely lost it after "You know what? Let's watch pirate life expectancy because it's very short." Great video btw, I love your content.
I guess they pronounce the anglicized spelling of Pompey, as written in English. Well Julius Caesar, Octavian, Cato, Cicero are all done the same way. So we can't complain. I think it's a disservice to those people, but they are dead and can't express their displeasure.
@@Ponto-zv9vf I'm not complaining, I just enjoy how "Pompi" prompted Metatron to burst out crying laughing the first time he heard it, which cracks me up to this day, too. That's all.
Pompi sounds ridiculous… English is my second language and until only a few months I always thought they pronounced his name as written… Pompi… it’s a dog or clowns name… or a teletubbies!
Cool guy!
In Germany, there is a legend about a medieval pirate called "Klaus Störtebeker" who was active in the Baltic sea and was the bane of Hanseatic merchant ships. He probably never existed but his story is quite cool.
If their was a decent amount of merchant shipping, I would not be surprised to see some amount of privacy in the area. Whether any actual pirate of that name existed, who knows.
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There was a great amount of merchant shipping in the baltic sea. The hanseatic league probably had about 1000 ships in operation on the longer trade routes plus numerous ones on the coast. Plenty of targets to prey on. But Störtebeker was as real or not real as Ragnar Lothbrok.
I believe he was supposedly one of the 14th century Vitalienbrüder (Victual Brethren), who certainly did exist. They were eventually driven out by the Teutonic Order.
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Yes, the label "Vitalienbrüder" did exist, but it is unclear who exactly they were. Professor Gregor Rohmann claims that this term is related to the term "Seeräuber" in the same way as "Privateer" is related to "Pirate". The former being legally employed and just doing a job. So many different groups might have called themselves "Vitalienbrüder" as euphemism in order to protect themselves.
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But according to the legend, Klaus Stärtebeker was the leader of the "Vitalienbrüder" who were a band similar to Robin Hood and his outlaws. They called themselves "Liekedeeler" (equal sharer) because they stole from the rich merchants and divided the loot equally amongst themselves.
15:38 If I remember correctly, Rum was also used to make grog a weaker alcoholic drink that was basically a way to purify the stored water they drank.
I heard that it was done in order to keep the sailors sober, because they'd store up their rationed rum, which came in small doses, and then get drunk on it.
@@totallynuts7595 Not denying your reason, just saying that both can be possible.
They also often added lime or lemon juice to grog to help prevent scurvy.
@@lonelystrategos Mixed drinks :D
@@davidragan9233lol
12:17 I think this clip should be shown to anyone who thinks Metatron is homophobic. I am gay and hearing him talk about it like it was just a natural part of life, instead of as a political talking point (which both sides do) was really refreshing and comforting. It’s just nice for someone to not make a big deal out of it. Thanks for the great content Metatron. I’ll use BC and AD in your honour.
Must drive you potty how such a small part of you - what you're attracted to - is used as a political weapon of hysteria.
@@Naptosis Notice you said "what" you're attracted to which dehumanizes homosexuals. Do better.
To be fair when people are called ists and phobes, 99% of the time it's not true at all and it usually tells you a lot more about the person doing the accusing than the one being accused.
@bobdobbs7828 come on now! You know exactly what he meant. You're virtue signaling. Let me clarify... "what (sexual activities) you're attracted to".
WHO thinks he is homophobic?
Ive heard a lot say that his bias is quite clear on the topic, which i agree with but that doesnt make you homophobic. Well mildly so at least.
"Let's watch 'Pirate life expectancy', because it's very short."
Ha ha. Life is short and that profession is rather dicey.
15:54 My grandfather used to make rum at home all the time. That was because we lived next to a sugar mill where he worked, my uncle also worked there as an engineer. So all the workers would get molasses from the sugar mill for free, to either feed their livestock, or make rum.
Grandpa used to have a special age preserve, hidden away in the house. The smell of the age rum was intoxicating, age with different types of tropical fruits and roots. A whiff of it was enough to make you dizzy and drunk!
16:20 You got the Southern down pat . lol
Oklahoman. I was damned impressed
I guess South Carolina isn't southern enough. I've never met anyone who would say molasses like that (at least not normally, maybe if making a joke).
@@Grandwigg still some places there with thick accent. Maybe depends where you live. The new generation is learning to speak from the tubes
I remember hearing somebody once say the reason why southern accents sound the way they do, is because they were trying to emulate the british. I may be wrong but it sounded like an interesting hypothesis
@@deaderthendead041 🥴 we come from Scottish and Irish. We sure as shit weren't trying to sound British
Duuuude! Hahaha, I was not prepaired for that cut to you in full pirate gear, walking all swanky :) Love it!
Sicilian Jack Sparrow.
0:10 you can make it in oklahoma 😂👍
As long as he supports mango Mussolini and the brain worm
It was spot on lol
Been a fan for years happy your finally hitting a million and well deserved proper historian
LMAO - "Let's watch pirate life expectancy, because it's really short .." 😁
Yeah treasure island misinformed the entire world on the “pirate” accent was. Corsairs, pirates and privateers all pretty much did the same thing, some were just in the employ of their respective lord/monarch.
Not just pirates had a short life expectancy sailors in general didn't last long.
@@DustinDonald-cz9ot I'd imagine being the target of foreign navies would significantly reduce your life expectancy.
As a merchant if you get robbed and injured you can still go to any port and not get arrested and hung, as a pirate you are rather limited in options there.
As far as accents in movies go, Brad Pitts Italian accent in Inglorious Basterds was spot on
The tweet made by the person accusing someone of misogyny was apparently directed at someone else on Twitter ~3 months ago. I'm very confused at why WIRED decided to make it seem like the tweet was directed at the expert.
It didn't appear that way, at least not to me. Charlotte Mari is still a bit obtuse and the run-of-the-mill "misogyny" bit, considering the post they were replying to was "I'm glad One Piece doesn't have many strong female pirates because there weren't that many notable ones in history". Which is true. There were historically notable ones, but not that many. Which made the ones that _were_ notable even more famous.
Cause they didn't
17:13. That's why when I go out and have a few drinks, I question if I should insulin or not to insulin. If I don't, my levels are up quite a bit but when I get home it crashes. If I do have insulin I risk going to low. I always carry sugar with me anyhow.
I've heard before that Johnny Depp based Jack Sparrow on Keith Richards. The thing that surprised me was that Port Royal, out of Pirates Of The Caribbean, was a real place.
Yep, the city that stands there now is called Kingston and is located on the opposite side of the bay, because Port Royal was destroyed by an earthquake.
Did you know that Berlin from "Downfall" is actually also a real place?
@@publichearing8536 Downfall is a historical movie though. Pirates of the Caribbean is fantasy.
So is Tortuga. Basically all the places are real in Pirates of the Caribbean.
@@ctrlaltdebugyeah but it's set in a real place
When cooking molasses, the foam is my most favorite part.
10:00 walking the plank may have something to do with the ultimate capital punishment in Navies of having someone "Keel hauled", the plank would be necessary as ships of pre-modern era had a pronounced tumble home (barrel shape) so to clear the tumble home from the deck they would need a plank, otherwise throwing someone overboard would cause the to bounce down the side making the keel hauling bit pointless.
If Read and Bonney really were pregnant - that could explain why they were sober during their last battle when everyone else was blotted.
Foetal alcohol syndrome wasn't known until the 70s I think, for a long time drinking while pregnant was seen as perfectly fine. Although we know that the Victorians for example seem to have high records of it especially in working class women, life was so awful a lot of people were self-medicating with whatever
@nickywal Drinking a lot was known at the time for the possibility of inducing miscarriages. They might not have known why, but it was common knowledge it did.
Yeah, that sounds a lot like “people didn’t know about germs so that’s why they didn’t bathe”…
Also, being a woman on a ship full of drunken, criminal men carried a high degree of risk. I'd wager they probably valued keeping their wits about them very highly.
@nickywal
Most women just don’t feel like drinking while pregnant, some even find the idea nauseating. Obviously not all, or foetal alcohol syndrome probably wouldn’t exist.
The "privateer" pronunciation is making me go "aarrrgghhh".
American English I assume?
@V.i.c.o.d.y.n I don't know.
I've never heard it being pronounced as it was in this video - by an Italian and a Scotsman, and I'm Scottish myself.
I've only ever heard "private-eer".
The "priv" being pronounced in the same way as "privy" is a new one on me.
I'm not suggesting that they're wrong, but it certainly sounds weird IMHO.
@@ianmacfarlane1241 _Really?_ I'm surprised to hear that as I've always heard "priv-a-teer" from other people in the U.K. and "pry-va-teer" in the U.S. In the same manner of "privacy" (or priv-uh-see), or better yet "privy". Admittedly I am from Cork in Ireland, was raised there until a teen, and then moved to the U.S., and conversation about pirates was never too common at that time; though I distinctly remember seeing British doc's at a young one with those pronunciations. If I were to guess it boils down to locale of academia that influences the pronunciation stemming from linguistic assimilation -- the Brits have always had a knack for that. With most pronunciation it really comes down to pedantry on whose version is "right" since, really, they _all_ are correct, colloquially at least.
Aye me hearty. I'm 58 and an Englishman and I've always known the word as pry-vateer.
Avast there me hearties. Break out the rum as Captain Metatron sets sail.
So what city do we pillage to celebrate Captain Metatron gaining a million scurvy dogs?
7:55 The historian said "when he was a privateer he got a taste for it", he didn't imply privateer and pirate were the same thing, quite the opposite.
All alcohol derives from a plant. Whiskey is derived from wheat. Vodka is derived from potatoes.. Rum is derived from sugar cane, and so Rum is associated with pirates because Sugar Cane is from the Caribbean where in popular culture Pirates are mostly associated from.
Ultimately from a plant...but there's alcohol from honey and from milk which...sure, they can be traced back to plants. But vegans don't eat them.
Someone hasn't had mead or Russian kefir before.
@@igrokdou But why is all the rum gone?
@@metoo7557 Because the US Navy abolished the ration in 1862, the Brits ended it in 1970, and even the Kiwis kicked the tot in 1990. But mostly, yes, it's Miss Swann's fault. :)
Vodka is not bound to potatoes vodka is tied to the proces of making it. Most Vodka is mostly made with wheat.
I definitely would recommend the air safety guy, if it’s something that interests you. Dude is legit, was a former ntsb investigator who has been on some notable crash investigations. He doesn’t bullshit or give copout answers about how safe planes are, he acknowledges that they are incredibly safe, but also answers the questions with good advice if you manage to be unlucky enough to be in a crash
I came here for the Arrrrrrrgh!
I had seen this video already. I really enjoyed his video. Your commentary was an entertaining addition.
It is a fact that many pirates came from the Westcountry (South West England, usually Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Bristol) and so the movie "pirate accent" is very appropriate because many of them did indeed have that accent. I live on the border of Devon and Cornwall and still you can find country folk with very strong "pirate" accents.
It's also a fact that many pirates didn't come from the West country. There's nothing "appropriate" about it at all, just simple common sense that it you were a pirate from the west country then you might have a West country accent especially if you were from the lower class. Did you not listen to what the expert said? There is no such thing as a pirate accent.
@@stoneagepig3768 except 17th and 18th century English accents were very similar to that in the south of England, according to Simon Roper. An upper class accent, that is
Not any less pirates came from Africa, that actually might even be majority of the pirats (even though it's a stretch to call anything a majority in a rug that is pitate demographic) yet we don't think about it as appropriate. Because it also wasn't.
@@stoneagepig3768 Yes I listened, but I believe that a disproportionate number of English pirates came from the Westcountry, therefore making the accent appropriate for an English pirate.. You obviously didn't notice that I used quotation marks when I referred to a "pirate accent"!
@WilliamCelandine There are MANY accents in the south of England. The 'pirate' accent is specifically South West of England, which is very specific.
I really appreciate the way you acknowledge (even celebrate) another expert's opinions in this video while still throwing in some facts of your own. Your respect for the original post is obvious, and made for a different kind of experience from your channel. Thanks! BTW, I have a huge fascination for all things Roman, and all things pirate. So this video was extra spicy for me.
Speaking of molasses, there was a molasses flood in Boston in the early 20th century that killed a fair number of people when a tank containing thousands of gallons broke.
But Metatron, Pompey just makes him sound like a fun guy!
Pompii the fungi?
1:15 - Cutthroat Island 2: The Noble Ones ?
I'd no idea there was a sequel
I bet they'd steal any shipment of pasta, sink any ship of people that break pasta, and would be the only pirates that still liked heavy armor- even if it was more dangerous.
I'm with you! Captain Jack Sparrow was definitely my favorite pirate ever! ⚔️☠️
Never watched any of those films, and Disney Land is not somewhere I would go.
More specifically buccanier is very elaborate on describing how you operate. It comes from an old French word and basically describes those who light fires on spots that ships may confuse for a lighthouse and when they do a turn thinking is clear end up on a sandbar or heavy rocks next to shore and the buccaneers attack, kill the remaining crew and steal the cargo.
As for sugar relation to alcohol, alcohol is basically made of carbs in the form either of starches or sugars. Therefore fruit based ones use fructose mainly and grain or root based ones use starches. And then is the mead, made out of honey which is glycose and fructose combined using an enzyme called invertase found in bee saliva. So double sugars.
That's curious, wonder how it ended up naming the pirates of the caribbean. I guess french nomenclature won for some reason. One would think that pirates that operate that way would be the worst of the worst, so a good insult to launch to an attacking pirate ship. Insults get popular faster :)
Nonsense. Buccaneer comes from boucan, or roasted beef.
They were not into 'walking the plank' but a few were into 'keel hauling', if you survived, then you can stay on the crew...
Aberdeen Angus beef comes from Scotland. There may be Aberdeen Angus cattle in Argentina now. But the breed of cattle originates from the area of Aberdeenshire, in Scotland, and is still found there now. Angus Konstam is also from Aberdeenshire Scotland. Scotland is a part of Britain, that still uses the rhotic r.
Lots of Angus beef raised here in Iowa too. I usually get Angus steaks because they do have a noticeable difference in taste and texture yet still reasonably priced.
There's loads of them in Australia, they are called Black Angus. I knew cattle breeders that bred those small beasties. Apparently a red colored sport is undesirable like a lot of gingers.
7:07 there is an spanish navy oficer called Blas de Lezo in 1700, he was called the half man as he was missing an eye, an arm and a leg, and he is usualy depicted with a wooden pegleg so the pirates would also have them
13:30 Aha! That explains why Blackbeard's ship was called Queen Anne's Revenge! #ItAllFallsIntoPlace
Yep, Queen Anne's War.
Well, with that name in that period, what else could it be?
This video is great, i love the skits and the beginning
We need a video of metatron trying to put on a Southern American accent. It would be hilarious.
Fun fact, the screenplay for the first Pitates of the Caribbean movie was originally intended to be an adaptation of the Monkey Island videogame series. Disney decided to buy the rights to it and change it slightly to make it based on their theme park ride instead.
You can definitely see the similarities, LeChuck was changed to Barbosa (both are undead pirate captains), Elaine was changed to Elizabeth (both are the daughter of the Governor of the island they're on), and Guybrush was changed to Will (the main protaganist who has the daughter of the Governor as a love interest, and doesn't really start as a pirate but gradually becomes one). Tbf though, the character of Jack Sparrow is orignal to the reworked Disney screenplay, and easily the most interesting thing about the movie.
Henceforth, I will only pronounce molasses in a southern US accent
Are you really saying "molasses" if you don't sound like Morgan Freeman?
No. No you're not!
As a southerner, I've by turns been amused and annoyed by "southern" accents. I wonder how the "molasses" pronunciation (all of them, really) are sourced.
As a Southerner we often say about Southern accents on film "we don't sound like that".
I suppose those with other type accents probably say similar though
I'm a sailor in the Navy and it's remarkable how life at sea can influence a person. Pirates, sailors, privateers, they all fight the seas. I find it so unique that so much culture is shared among all of these groups.
In Romania we call him Pompeii... But we call Khufu as Keops (the pharaon). Maybe you can help me with some reason for this...
Some ancient Greek sources call Khufu Χέοψ or "Cheops" (Herodotus, Diodorus of Sicily). The Ptolemaic Egyptian priest Manetho referred to him by the name Σοῦφις (Sufis). The Jewish historian Josefus called him Σοφe (Sofe). There were no vowels in ancient Egyptian, and the spelling could be transcribed into the Latin alphabet as something like XWFW, which modern scholars *think* would be pronounced something like Khufu, but we're not exactly sure. Anyway short answer: Because of the ancient Greeks most European languages call him Cheops or Keops.
In Croatia we also call him Pompeii (spelled as Pompej), and Khufu as Keops. I initially didnt know Khufu and Keops were the same
My favorite part of this video is, seeing in the original video, the title of the chapter that references Depp as Sparrow...He's the pauper of the surf, the jester of Tortuga. Lonely Island - Jack Sparrow, never gets old.
The Royal Navy should bring back Privateers.
They'd have no recruiting problems.
You can't have privateers without being at war.
@tokeeriksen2425 Our ships intercept smugglers.
Many drugs like heroine are used in medicine.
If the lads knock off a ship full of illegal arms booze or drugs plus the ship itself, they'd make a mint.
Sign me up!
@@tokeeriksen2425 Press release, just in:
"The United Kingdom is, as of now, at war with the TH-cam commenter tokeeriksen2425"
@@tokeeriksen2425 Without aggression no, without war yes. Privateers were used so you could deny involvement they were pretty much proxy forces that worked for you but not officially under your banner.
The Royal navy isnt fighting any wars you clown
I don't know about alcohol becoming sugar, but fermenting sugar is how alcohol is made in the first place.
HOW, did I miss your "Pirates, Corsairs, Privateers, Buccaneers, Filibusters" Video???
One thing that always blows my mind is how short the careers of most of these famous pirates were. It makes sense when you think about it of course, but for example, Blackbeard was only an active pirate for about a year. My understanding is he very likely didn’t kill anyone, or even see combat until his own death.
There's a great channel called Gold and Gunpowder, who makes well researched videos about the history of pirates. I recommend it to anyone interested in the topic.
I second that.
Thank you for that "oi, do you got a loicence for that", immediately came to mind and you making the bit at the same time made my day.
My name is Guybrush Threepwood and i want to be a pirate.
I usually see people like you passed-out on tavern floors.
@nuclearmedicineman6270 Even before they smelled your breath?
Metatron likes Mr Pirate Man. This historian actually knows his stuff. I have read plenty of books over the last forty years and I never read that Bartholomew Roberts was gay; so I learnt something new today. Buon Natale.
There is no evidence that he was gay
"Let's watch 'Pirate life expectancy because it's short" 🤣 Oh the double meaning is palpable🤣
You are killing it Metatron. Great work.
You can add the word Viking to the mix of words describing the organized nefarious criminal activities of a group of people.
@@Edmund_Mallory_Hardgrove nah that was an ethnicity claimed mostly by people really into the marvel version of Thor. Joking obviously, some of my own ancestors were Danes standard for being Irish. Probably just farmers who ran the occasional raid
In Germany we too use the word Pirat. But we as well say Seeräuber wich means sea robber. The most famous one was called Klaus Störtebeker (1360 - 1401). Because before America was discovered a lot of trade took place in the Baltic Sea and in the North Sea. During a war between Denmark and Sweden he had a Kaperbrief ( kapern = to enter, Brief = letter) wich meant that the Swedish government allowed them to rob danish ships.
Come on Metatron - Argentinian?
I can only imagine your response if a Scotsman said that prosciutto was Nigerian.
Angus - Scottish place, Scottish Christian and Surname, and Scottish cattle breed.
Thankyou.
It worked!
I was so encouraged, I am going to watch the video now! :)
Viking means pirate in Scandinavian.
Viking is "Vikingen" in Scandinavian languages. Pirate is "piraten". They have the same distinct meanings as in English. They are not synonymous.
@steve_j_grundon yes and Valhalla is actually Valhöll. I wasn't sure if anyone actually knew Norwegian (Scandinavian) language or spellings. Language settings are to tedious to keep switching, I'm lazy during Christmas vacation... 😂
@steve_j_grundon Viķinğėn
@@steve_j_grundon The only reason they aren’t synonymous anymore is because of centuries of connotations being piled on top of “Viking”. OF COURSE modern Scandinavian languages have both words, just like everybody else does - one to describe specifically Norse pirates of the Viking age and by extension their culture as a whole, another to describe the 17th and 18th century guys with the peglegs, eye-patches and “pieces of eight”. That doesn’t change the fact that at root level, the activity being described by ninth century Scandinavians when they used the Old Norse word we have inherited as “Viking” was precisely the same activity that “piracy” describes.
@@fromchomleystreet So, huge post to say "Yep, they aren't the same; you're correct". Cheers mate. 👍
Bucaneer comes from a method of preserving beef, mostly for use aboard ship. It was tipically done on the beaches of uninhabited Carabean islands. Since some of the people who bucaneered beef also engaged in piracy Buccaneer became a synonym for pirate.
Close, but not completely true. The buccaneers were cattle hunters before they went to sea.
Angus beef comes from the Aberdeen Angus in Scotland
Those animals are all over the world, not just Scotland or Aberdeen.
@@Ponto-zv9vf that particular breed is from Scotland
Love your work. We usually only hear about British pirates, sometimes Barbary pirates. Could you do a show about other pirates?
In the Midwest, I've always heard his name said as. POMPAE. NOT Pumpe
"Let's watch pirate life expectancy because it's very short" - yeah I imagine it would be.
12:15 There is no evidence that Bartholomew Roberts was gay, it is just speculation. We don't even have proof that gay pirates were accepted by their crews. Then he makes the mistake of saying that Bartholomew Roberts was captured and executed.
He also propagates the myth that all those famous pirate flags were used. A good part of them are just inventions of the 20th century, including the most famous flag, that of the pirate John Rackham, which he even shows, but is also a modern invention.
I had already read one of his books, but after watching this video I had doubts about the quality of his work
Thanks for the warning before I watch this.
"Gay Pirates" just sounds funny
@@Psycorde It's funny to me because butt piracy is a euphemism for rape.
5:03 Where and when do I have to sign for that? :)
I'm surprised he didn't mention the formidable female pirate Zheng Yi Sao. Small, slim, and female, she commanded a massive pirate fleet in the South China Sea in the 19th century.
Zheng Sao wasn't a pirate
With her power
She was a warlord
Minot mention regarding alcohol from sugar, technically most if not all alcohol is made from sugar, rum is made from the sugar in sugarcane juice, wine from the sugar in grape juice. The fermentation of sugary beverages creates alcohol and funnily enough this also happens in our bodies. The reason you then distill solutions that end up as rum is to raise the concentration of the alcohol, because the yeast bacteria that allows the fermentation doesn't survive at high alcohol percentages.
"How am I supposed to pay attention in class when-"
Who the hell thinks/talks like this?
Tumblr weirdos, mostly.
My favorite female pirate was always Jeanne de Clisson; she declared war on France (in the early 1300s)
Wasn't she also avenging her husband or something?
The peg legs were secured by a leather or cloth cup and straps, so there wouldn't have been any contact between wood and the stump.
I've often thought a peg leg would be better than my prosthetic leg! Arrrrr!
You and me both ARGHHH 👍
As a non-native English speaker, I appreciate that you take the time to find the correct pronunciations of words. It does literally take a minute to do and I wish all content creators would do the same especially when talking about any living culture practiced by millions.
16:55 Man, your pronunciation of the -ttl- in "bottled" is excellent! Did you have to practise that?
Most famous pirate? Klaus Störtebeker, for sure.
I don't think he's famous at all outside of Germany. He's not even famous here in Denmark, which is kind of odd. He should be!
Never heard of him, I'd say in America Blackbeard is easily the most known by name, a bit like Julius Caesar even if you don't know anything else about him you've heard the name.
As much as it may kill me to not see your reactions to all of them I really respect you doing that for the original post.
Pirate talk is basically old English. The English used to pronounce the letter R at the end of each word. They didn’t start pronouncing the “R” like “Aw” until the mid to late 1700s.
Shakespeare sounded like a pirate!
Amazing .....it's like you didn't listen
Was even later than that, pretty certain they lost rhoticity in the late 19th century (in the popular "high class" accents, it still stuck around in many English accents)
@@410cultivar amazing, it’s like you think that I care what you think 🤔
Angus is Scottish, and the Argentinian beef is named after the Scottish cow breed which is now raised in many countries including Argentina, the U.S., Brazil, Poland, Australia, Portugal, Spain, etc.
And for who were pirates, many early pirates were originally anyone not from Portugal or Spain. The two countries got together and split the globe in half and declared anyone else doing trade illegal. Eventually the Dutch East India company became powerful enough, and then other countries would sail under their papers. England, France, and China took the longest to really be recognized as valid parties but often there was a lot of times where countries would just not recognize the legitimacy of other countries agreements and just label them as pirates.
Johnny Deep's impression of a pirate reminds me more of his Hunter S. Thompson character than anything else.
I also doubt he had much say in the costume department.
From what I remember readi g one of the reasons Bartholomew Roberts were so successful was because the day or so before they were expecting to go on a raid they were forbidden from drinking. When they weren't going on a raid they could drink but not before
“Plenty of female pirates in ONE PIECE” who were inspired by real life pirates. Hell hath no fury like a triggered weeb.
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Context is missing here, that comment can be entirely justified and just looks like a random reply to someone on the internet. It's just that I wouldn't know which characters and pirates it is referring to.
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MUH-LAS’SIS
I did not expect that crazy southern drawl lmfao
Big daddy.
Probably the first pirates appeared when the Minoans started their commercial routes with Spanish peninsula for tin, essential element for making bronze(which is an alloy of copper and tin or poisonous arsenic) - so they were probably Sicilians, Maltese or from some other islands of that region of Mediterranean Sea).
You know a performance is good when a part equalises a culturally worldwide iconic stereotype, that if Robert Newton.
i got that video recommended for weeks and waited for you to react to watch it with you 😂
Newton got the idea not only from his Somerset accent but from 'Pirates of Penzance' in Cornwall where we very much have a rhotic accent.
Lady Mary Killigrew was arguably the most famous Cornish pirate, just as an aside.
I took a class in college about Piracy and the first thing my professor said on the first day was: “Forget everything you know about Pirates!”