Pirate Lore

For other uses, see Pirate Lore (disambiguation)

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"I hardly believe in ghost stories anymore, Captain Barbossa."
"Aye. That's exactly what I thought when we were first told the tale."

―Elizabeth Swann and Hector Barbossa

Pirate Lore consists of legends, music, oral history, popular beliefs, fairy tales, stories, tall tales, and customs that were told by pirates and sailors around the world. These stories offers many an adventurer a chance to learn more about the world around them while spinning tales of thrill, adventure, and danger with salty old seadogs. Many lores were made over time; some of which would be believed to be not more than legend.

Famous Pirate Lores

Myths and Legends

"You best start believing in ghost stories, Miss Turner. You're in one!"

―Hector Barbossa to Elizabeth Swann

Armada of the Damned

• A Tale of Two Islands
• Rise of the Privateer
• Curse of the Muertos Moon
• Story of Davy Jones and Calypso
• Legend of the Armada of the Damned
• The Underworld of the Caribbean: Where Evil Thrives
• Curse of the Aztec Gold
• EITC Plots and Rumors
• Profane Ritual

Legendary creatures and natural phenomenons

"All these beautiful mermaids. Creatures of legend and lore, right in front of me!"

―Jack Sparrow

Maelstrom

• Kraken
• Monsters and Sea monsters
• Sea serpent
• Sea beast
• Serpent
• Serpiente de Muerta
• White Whale
• Iguana monsters
• Siren
• Mermaid
• Zombie
• Jumbee
• Green flash
• Maelstrom
• Ghosts

Legendary Individuals in Lore

"And what of you? The mighty Blackbeard. Beheaded, they say. Still, your body swam three times around your ship, then climbed back onboard."

―Jack Sparrow to Blackbeard

Davy Jones

• Juan Ponce de León
• Calypso
• Davy Jones
• Crew of the Flying Dutchman
• Henry Morgan/Shadow Lord
• Bartholomew
• Hernán Cortés
• Ghost Captain
• Dark Teacher
• Torrents
• Humberto Diaz
• James Sterling
• Garcia de Avaricia
• Pierre le Porc
• Jolly Roger
• Jolly Roger's Army
• Sao Feng
• Jack Sparrow
• Hector Barbossa
• Crew of the Black Pearl
• Blackbeard
• Crew of the Queen Anne's Revenge
• Armando Salazar

Cursed Aztec gold medallion

Legendary Items in Lore

"There is more than one chest of value in these waters."

―Cutler Beckett

• Pirata Codex
• Journal of the Ancient Seas
• Heart of Davy Jones
• Chest of Cortés
• Aztec Moonstone
• Shadow Gold
• Skull of Teoxuacata
• Heart of Zerzura
• Dragon Tile
• Dragon's Eye
• Cloak of Caladonis
• Timekeeper
• Sword of Cortés
• St. Piran's Blade
• Sword of El Patron
• Sword of Triton
• Silver Tongue
• Buccaneer's Heart
• Pelegostos dagger
• Sun-and-stars amulet
• Deep Sea Opal
• Pelegostos necklace
• Jack Sparrow's compass
• Mao Kun Map
• Chalices of Cartagena
• Trident of Poseidon

Legendary Locations in Lore

"For certain, ye have to be lost to find a place that can't be found. Elseways, everyone would know where it was."

―Hector Barbossa

Isla de Muerta

• Davy Jones' Locker
• Isla Cangrejos
• Cutthroat Isle
• Rumrunner's Isle
• Antilles Gate
• Isla de Muerta
• Isla Cruces
• Farthest Gate
• Shipwreck Cove
• Whitecap Bay
• Fountain of Youth
• Devil's Triangle

Queen Anne's Revenge

Legendary Ships in Lore

"You've seen a ship with black sails, that's crewed by the damned and captained by a man so evil that Hell itself spat him back out?"

―Mullroy

• Flying Dutchman
• Black Pearl
• Harkaway
• Nemesis
• Ghost Captain's ship
• Mefisto
• Queen Anne's Revenge
• Santiago

War Against Piracy

Events in Lore

"Death lies before us, as we sail...for the Fountain of Youth."

―Jack Sparrow

• Quest for the Sword of Cortés
• Quest for the Shadow Gold
• Blood of the Aztec Curse
• War of Garcia and Pierre
• War of Jolly Roger
• War Against Piracy
• Quest for the Fountain of Youth
• Quest for the Trident of Poseidon

Behind the scenes

• Producer Jerry Bruckheimer revealed that while The Curse of the Black Pearl was mainly about the treasure, Dead Man's Chest presented more about the Pirate Lore. This would lead to the use of various lore in the making of further sequels(At World's End and On Stranger Tides).
• In the "Charting The Return" extra for the Dead Man's Chest DVD, director Gore Verbinski stated that every crazy idea was put on the table for the concept of expanding The Curse of the Black Pearl into a trilogy. The Fountain of Youth was one of the ideas he put in particular; though it ended up in On Stranger Tides.

Sources

• Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide
• Bring Me That Horizon: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean