Medieval Pirates
We were in Vacaville for lunch yesterday. There was a Medieval Fantasy Fair in town. This explained the women dressed as princesses and fairies, and the men in armour. I do think that those dressed as pirates, including a Jack Sparrow look alike had a sense of history so poor that they could write scripts for Mel Gibson.
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Here’s a link to an article discussing the famous pirates of the Middle Ages (aka, Vikings) http://www.piratesinfo.com/detail/detail.php?article_id=43
Not sure how seriously I can take an article that talks about prats (or in olde englishe, prates)!