User blog comment:HephaestusThePrivateer/Fate of the Queen Anne's Revenge/@comment-5120604-20120222211145/@comment-3064571-20120228022446

It is hinted in the movie that Barbossa was out to actually steal the Sword of Triton and the Queen Anne's Revenge. "You dare challenge this sword?" -- Blackbeard "This far away from your ship?  Aye." -- Barbossa.