how was he named "blackbeard"?
Due to his thick black beard and fearsome appearance
Blackbeard
He became a renowned pirate, his nickname derived from his thick black beard and fearsome appearance;
who is blackbeard? He is also known as Edward Teach - an English pirate.
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Blackbeard [SEP] Introduction
Teach captured a French slave ship known as "La Concorde", renamed her "Queen Anne's Revenge", equipped her with 40 guns, and crewed her with over 300 men. He became a renowned pirate, his nickname derived from his thick black beard and fearsome appearance; he was reported to have tied lit fuses (slow matches) under his hat to frighten his enemies. He formed an alliance of pirates and blockaded the port of Charles Town, South Carolina, ransoming the port's inhabitants. He then ran "Queen Anne's Revenge" aground on a sandbar near Beaufort, North Carolina. He parted company with Bonnet and settled in Bath, North Carolina, also known as Bath Town, where he accepted a royal pardon.