Blackbeard’s Terror in the Outer Banks and Virginia

From his initial privateering mission to his captivatingly violent death, Blackbeard is the pirate whom most remember.  Due to his unorthodox yet alluring appearance, it seems as if Jack Sparrow modeled himself physically most after Blackbeard.  The ultimate pirate of the New World, he was ruthless, perhaps a bit psychotic, and so feared that enemy crews would immediately surrender upon seeing his black flag (as seen above).
Born somewhere before 1690, Edward Teach was an Englishman.  However, it is suspected that he was born in Jamaica, yet Teach has referred to a variety of birthplaces.  It ...