new tumblr discourse……..are you a pirate……or a viking…….
- Tagged
- because piracy in like the Golden Age thereof was fucking terrorism
- but that's exhausting
- despite the fact that he'd pick fights with any spanish ship he came across
- i fucking love her she's iconic as shit but anyway
- like sure there were pirates on the lam from *everyone*
- might as well sign on with one country to have like a home base to run to
- most pirates were ''privateers'' which meant GOVERNMENT SANCTIONED
- my girl liz 1 was so petty she literally paid her explorers to harass everyone else
- privateers were as close to terrorists as the Renaissance got it's insane
- SPECIFICALLY TO FUCK WITH THE SPANISH
- the difference between 'pirate' and 'explorer' is whether or not your country won
- the english crown EMPLOYED PROFESSIONAL PIRATES
- the english pirate Drake is remembered as an explorer/captain/entrepreneur
- the history here is so fucking interesting
- tldr the renaissance was lit af anyone who says otherwise is lying
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