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Awilda was a 5th-century pirate who, along with friends, dressed up as sailors and commandeered a ship. Klaus Störtebeker was a 14th–15th century German pirate and one of the leaders of the Likedeelers, a combination of former Victual Brothers (Vitalienbrüder) who roamed Northern European seas.
Moor pirates operated out of the Balearic Islands in the 10th century. From 824 to 961 Arab pirates in the Emirate of Crete raided the entire Mediterranean. In the 14th century, raids by Moor pirates forced the Venetian Duke of Crete to ask Venice to keep its fleet on constant guard. [citation needed]
14th and 16th-century wokou pirate raids One of the gates of the Chongwu Fortress on the Fujian coast (originally built c. 1384). The origin of the term wokou dates back to the 4th century, but among wokou's activities, which are divided into two academic periods, the pirates called "early wokou" were borne from the Mongol invasions of Japan.
2.1 14th century. 2.2 15th century. 2.3 16th century. 2.4 17th century. ... Antonio Baldacci wrote in the 17th century that there were at least 500 pirates around Ulcinj.
Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, and vessels used for piracy are called pirate ships. The earliest documented instances of piracy were in the 14th century BC, when the Sea Peoples , a group of ocean raiders, attacked the ships of the Aegean and Mediterranean civilisations.
In 1397, as a result of the Sack of Torreblanca, [1] in which Tlmeceni pirates captured the consecrated host [2] and 108 prisoners, [3] King Martin of Aragon ordered a retaliatory attack on Dellys also known as Tedelis, [4] [5] chartering a fleet led by Joan Gascó [6] and an army led by Jaume de Pertusa.
“During the 14th to 15th century there (was) a lot of piracy on the Baltic Sea,” one of the study authors said. 15th century shipwreck reveals ‘surprising’ cargo and weapons for fending ...
John Crabbe (before 1305 – 1352) was a Flemish merchant, pirate and soldier who was active for around 35 years of his life. He defended Berwick Castle for the Scots against English forces in 1318, [1] but after being captured by the English in 1332 [2] he assisted the English when they again besieged Berwick in 1333, [3] and became a loyal servant of Edward III, for whom he also fought at ...