Edward Teach

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Character
Name: Edward Teach, Blackbeard see canon section for other names
Occupation: Pirate
Relationships: Stede Bonnet (co-captain)
Fandom: Black Sails, Our Flag Means Death, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Other: Blackbeard's Wikipedia Article
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Edward Teach is a historical figure and real life pirate, better known as Blackbeard. Blackbeard appears in several piratey fandoms, such as Black Sails, Pirates of the Caribbean and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. His fandom presence is especially due to the success of Our Flag Means Death, in which he is a main character.

Canon

According to Wikipedia: in contemporary records his name is most often given as Blackbeard, Edward Thatch or Edward Teach; the latter is most often used. Several spellings of his surname exist—Thatch, Thach, Thache, Thack, Tack, Thatche and Theach. One early source claims that his surname was Drummond, but the lack of any supporting documentation makes this unlikely. Pirates habitually used fictitious surnames while engaged in piracy, so as not to tarnish the family name, and this makes it unlikely that Teach's real name will ever be known.[1]

Fandom Versions

In the TV show Black Sails, Blackbeard is played by Ray Stevenson.

In the game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag he is voiced by Mark Bonnar and called Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch.[note 1][2]

In OFMD, Blackbeard is portrayed by Taika Waititi, a Māori man, and speaks with Waititi's own Kiwi accent.

Fandom

Works with the character can be found since 2013 in AO3 when he gained a little prominence due to the movie Pirates of the Caribbean. After the 2021 release of OFMD, the number of transformative works featuring Blackbeard grew exponentially.

Shipping

OFMD ships:

Example Fanworks

OFMD

ZInes

Archives & Fannish Links

Notes & References

Notes

  1. ^ In Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Edward is referred to as "Thatch" (one of the many variations of Blackbeard's name known to have existed), rather than the more common "Teach". See Blackbeard: Early life (at Wikipedia) for more information.

References

  1. ^ Wood, Peter H (2004), "Teach, Edward (Blackbeard) (d. 1718)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27097, archived from the original on 8 December 2012, retrieved 9 June 2009
  2. ^ McDevitt, Darby (March 25, 2013). "PS: We are using "Ed Thatch" for Blackbeard, not the more common but probably incorrect "Teach." Ask Colin Woodard why..." Twitter. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.