Crazy Sea Traditions Pirates Used to Follow On Ships

For all of you out there who just can't seem to get enough of pirates, there’s actually a lot of hidden facts and traditions about these seafaring, marauding scavengers that we might not have known, and this includes all sorts of different, interesting traditions. Despite the aesthetic and hilariously portrayed Captain Jack Sparrow in The Pirates of the Caribbean, pirates are actually not that kind. Pirates have long held the reputation of being ruthless killers who came up with some pretty unique ways to execute people while out in the sea. They also started several trends including wearing earrings and hiding treasures.

They also employed the use of codes and sign language to talk to each other during their travels on the high sea. If you’ve ever seen a ship in storm, this might seem a little odd - but these traditions are what worked for them! This pirate code was meant to keep peace among the other pirates. It stated that they could not fight their sailing mates on water and could only fight them on land. Furthermore, this informal pirate code was also meant to control the type of clothing that a pirate would wear. In a sense, this pirate code also dictated the uniform that a pirate must wear.