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Pirates and Privateers – Superstitions and the Sea (2007)

Most pirates were sailors before going on the account, so their world was laced with superstitions. Their life might well have been short and merry, but if they could prolong that life even one day, why not pay heed to the superstitions of the sea?

in connexion with religion; religious belief or practice founded upon fear or ignorance.” Sailors are believed to be members of the third oldest occupation, and some superstitions involving the sea date back to ancient times. Life was hazardous, and superstitions explained why people suffered such misfortune and how they might avoid this fate.When we pair pirates with animals, those that first come to mind are parrots, monkeys, rats, birds, and fish. In the film Master and Commander, the oldest midshipman (who has yet to pass the exam that would allow him to be promoted to lieutenant) finds himself deemed a Jonah after a series of misadventures occur.

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