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We need to go back to using sailing ships full time like immediately. Yes it would take longer to get places but the Aesthetic is unmatched

Like there is nothing sexier hthan this

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thank you for being brave enough to pick up the torch and godspeed. may the bloodshed resume

may god have mercy on the souls of those that get too invested and can't see how the whole situation is hysterically funny 🙏🏼

#see this is the correct attitude #i applaude you OP

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🏴‍☠️ Tumblr Pirate Battle 🏴‍☠️

Round 3 - Side B

#SWANN SWEEP #get his ass Lizzie

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OH FUCK YEAH ok this is the better outcome tbh

Crawling out of the woodwork bc of the recent pirate battle drama - holy shit I’m tempted to run pirate battle 2.0 that is JUST black sails vs ofmd characters. Fan the flames a little. It’s been a while since something was burning around here, and I crave the warmth.

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Crawling out of the woodwork bc of the recent pirate battle drama - holy shit I’m tempted to run pirate battle 2.0 that is JUST black sails vs ofmd characters. Fan the flames a little. It’s been a while since something was burning around here, and I crave the warmth.

#pirate battle #black sails #ofmd #our flag means death #my post #someone tell me this is a bad idea

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Hot take

Anzac biscuits are to hardtack what lembas is to cram

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You know what fuck this *puts on my seal skin and fucks off back to the ocean*

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mermaid in love with the local fisherman

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𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑛𝑦𝑚𝑝ℎ𝑠

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“Just a casual night out with the girls”

*lures men to their watery deaths

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Whenever I see an Ivan Aivazovski painting the sea monster in me goes absolutely feral

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Sea Ballads or Sailor Songs

After the wave of sea shanties hit us this year and took many with it, I would like to introduce you to something else from this family. Namely the Naval Songs also called Sea Ballads or Sailor Songs. While sea shanties are considered as work songs on board - there is a wonderful explanation writen by  @theiceandbones. The sailor songs or sea ballads are more a kind of song that was sung on land. Be it by would-be sailors, veterans or a troop of sailors who had already lost their money to girls and alcohol on shore leave and tried to get new money by singing (which was not looked upon favourably, as the sea ballads or sailor songs were dismissed as songs for would-be sailors). But not every song about the sea and its longings was a Sailor Song. There were and still are many songs that simply belong to coastal folklore, such as the so-called fisherman’s songs. One of these is the song Tri Martolod (Three Sailors), a Breton song from the 18th century.

Now it is not easy to distinguish between what exactly is a sailor song and what is a shanty, because many are based on each other or were inspired by each other. As in the case of the German song De Hamborger Veermaster, this song is based on the shanty The Banks Of Sacramento and is even sung bilingually in Low German and English.

Because of this background, this song is always regarded as shanty, but whether this is really the case can often no longer be said because the boundaries are very narrow and flow into each other. The same applies to the song Spanish Ladies. For some it is a classic shanty, for others just a sailor song. But one thing is certain: this song, which was written in 1694-95, was so popular that it didn’t matter whether it was a shanty or a sailor song. 

The so-called sea ballads or sailor songs that can be traced back to the 17th century, but were certainly around much longer, were written by men on land, usually actors or theatre writers who were trying to earn money with their songs. They were often sung by actors, but not by sailors. The most senior veterans or invalids who could not perform their duties on board sold these songs, printed on cheap paper, to supplement their pensions. Some of these ballads can be found in the book : Rovings, sea songs and ballads ,by C. F. Smith with songs from the 19th century.

Now there were also ballads that were so popular that they were also sung by sailors, including songs like Heart of Oak, Poor Tom Bowling, Don’t Forget Your Old Shipmate or The Good Ship Rover.

Often these songs could be found together in the Forecastle (forebitter) Shanties, and since these were simply for entertainment, people sang what they liked, whether it was a classic shanty or a sailor song like Spanish Ladies. As I said, the boundaries were often very thin, and over time, and many people did not longer knew where the song actually came from.

Unfortunately, many have lost their way in the course of time and only a few try to keep this genre alive. There are the shanty choirs, mostly male choirs of seafarers who sing the songs or modern sailor bands such as The Longest Johns or Santiano (the list can be extended) who try to bring them back to the people with modern versions.