Films likePirates of the Caribbeanand shows likeOur Flag Means Deathhave continued many of these myths today.
Ironically, one reason keelhauling was so feared was because of how rare it usually was.
The series ultimately became something completely different.
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The story of his downfall, however, trulylives up to the legendwe often like to imagine today.
Although very different from his actual demise, his resiliency is still on full display in both versions.
Black Sailsis now available to stream on Netflix in the U.S.
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Follows Captain Flint and his pirates twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel “Treasure Island."
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