was there a real pirate called jolly roger? if so where do i find info on him/?

Answer 1

Yes there was a real Jolly Roger. His original name was Roger Penworthy, a pirate from the east coast of Ireland. In 1708 he led a mutiny on the H.M.S. Shalomar and put afloat the captain of the ship, Rolphe Newton and his crew. Penworthy was captured in Northern Africa by the British navy and was taken to London and hanged. His skull was boiled and hung upon a gallows in Picadilly square. His son, Aiden Penworthy took the skull to sea with him in 1710 and joined a pirate crew. The skull was hung from the halyard of the ship he was on until it fell off. It was then that a flag was made and the cross bones were added to the skull and it was named the "Jolly Roger" in honor of his father. Aiden Penworthy gave up pirating and moved to Ontario, Canada where he died in 1779 at the age of 90.

Answer 2

Jol·ly Rog·er
noun
Definition:
pirates' flag: the flag traditionally flown by a pirate ship, depicting a white skull and crossbones against a black background
[Late 18th century. Origin ?]

Also known as the black jack

One theory is that it comes from the French term "joli rouge," ("red beauty") which the English corrupted into "Jolly Roger". This may be likely as there were a series of "red flags" that were feared as much, or more, than "black flags". The origin of the red flag is likely that English privateers flew the red jack by order of the Admiralty in 1694. When the War of Spanish Succession ended in 1714, many privateers turned to piracy and some retained the red flag, as red symbolized blood. No matter how much seamen dreaded the black pirate standard, all prayed they never encountered the joli rouge. This red flag boldly declared the pirates' intentions: that no life would be spared. In combat practice many merchants were surprised when a fast ship changed a fellow national flag for the more portentous Jolly Roger, which was the desired effect

Another theory proposes that the leader of a group of Asian pirates was called Ali Raja; English pirates appropriated and corrupted the term

A further theory is that the name derives from the English word "roger", whence "rogue", meaning a wandering vagabond. "Old Roger" was a term for the devil

Answer 3

No. A jolly roger is a black flag bearing the emblematic white skull and crossbones of a pirate ship.

There is a legend about a pirate named Captain Hook.
Also, here is a cool website with lots of info about pirates, including biographies of real pirates: http://www.piratesinfo.com/

Answer 4

No, the pirates called the devil jolly roger.

Answer 5

Jolly roger refers to th skul and crossbones flag.

Answer 6

Think there was a ship called the Jolly Roger...........???????

Answer 7

He was not an actual pirate. It is a nickname that pirates gave to the devil on their voyages.

Answer 8

it's also the nickname for the skull and crossbones flag.

Answer 9

at the gay rose, down our street, bless him, and all who sale on him

sorry (with him).