Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard - notorious pirate - helmed the Queen Anne's Revenge that ran aground in 1718 and it may be the archaeological find under excavation for ten years. A recovered sword hints that the excavation may be the ship of Blackbeard.
Blackbeard had a fearsome appearance of long beard and sworded weapons and pistols strapped on his person. He once blocked the port of Charleston with his ship and held the town ransom until he was paid. He was killed by the Royal Navy and his head suspended from a sloop to warn fellow pirates.
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