Historical Perception on Piracy
Oddly, many cultures do not consider piracy a sin like we Ilandians do, and even the Ilandians of the Past, our ancestors, had an entirely other vision on piracy than we have.
In Ilandian, Brancalandian and Eastern Asturgazian and many other cultures Piracy is considered the same as theft, and is therefore a sin, but yet many of the famous pirates from ancient times come from Ilandia or Brancaland, while Eastern Asturgazia is a hotbed of piracy nowadays. I'll give you a short explanation of what cultures have (had) a completely different view on piracy. Ancient Ilandia In the famous "Book of Sorrow", the holy book of the Ancient Ilandians, piracy is considered very honourable and manly, they considered it the superior way of stealing, superior to both robbing and stealing. But only if both sides are armed and there is a fight; nothing is more shameful than stealing from an unarmed man. If armed they even considered it great, as it purges the bad seamen and provides the men a reason to fight and get a place in Heaven. With the rise of Christianity, which forbids theft and piracy, piracy became less honourable and even despicable. Piracy remained a great problem for sailors and traders in Ilandia until Rodrick VII ordered his fleet to destroy every pirate base in all of Ilandia, which sparked the famous and very romanticised "War of Redbeard". Blakkava In Blakkava piracy was and is considered not theft but a way of living. Pirates were the equivalent of rich sportsmen today, through hard work they made their living. Please note that it was common for common folks and especially traders to be armed in Blakkava, which of course made it a lot harder to be a pirate.
In Ilandian, Brancalandian and Eastern Asturgazian and many other cultures Piracy is considered the same as theft, and is therefore a sin, but yet many of the famous pirates from ancient times come from Ilandia or Brancaland, while Eastern Asturgazia is a hotbed of piracy nowadays. I'll give you a short explanation of what cultures have (had) a completely different view on piracy. Ancient Ilandia In the famous "Book of Sorrow", the holy book of the Ancient Ilandians, piracy is considered very honourable and manly, they considered it the superior way of stealing, superior to both robbing and stealing. But only if both sides are armed and there is a fight; nothing is more shameful than stealing from an unarmed man. If armed they even considered it great, as it purges the bad seamen and provides the men a reason to fight and get a place in Heaven. With the rise of Christianity, which forbids theft and piracy, piracy became less honourable and even despicable. Piracy remained a great problem for sailors and traders in Ilandia until Rodrick VII ordered his fleet to destroy every pirate base in all of Ilandia, which sparked the famous and very romanticised "War of Redbeard". Blakkava In Blakkava piracy was and is considered not theft but a way of living. Pirates were the equivalent of rich sportsmen today, through hard work they made their living. Please note that it was common for common folks and especially traders to be armed in Blakkava, which of course made it a lot harder to be a pirate.
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