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Eventually, Hornigold helped establish a Pirate Republic called 'the Brethren of the Coast' in Nassau, sharing the responsibilities of leadership with Thatch, Vane, and [[Mary Read|James Kidd]]. When Kenway made his way to Nassau in 1715, Hornigold taught him how to successfully plunder ships, upgrade the ''[[Jackdaw]]'', and lower his notoriety. | Eventually, Hornigold helped establish a Pirate Republic called 'the Brethren of the Coast' in Nassau, sharing the responsibilities of leadership with Thatch, Vane, and [[Mary Read|James Kidd]]. When Kenway made his way to Nassau in 1715, Hornigold taught him how to successfully plunder ships, upgrade the ''[[Jackdaw]]'', and lower his notoriety. | ||
Over the next three years, word reached Nassau that a pardon was being offered by Governor [[Woodes Rogers]] to any pirate who would accept it. Hornigold kept the pardon in mind as Nassau was ravaged by disease without an available cure. While Thatch wished to steal the medicines from British warships, Hornigold | Over the next three years, word reached Nassau that a pardon was being offered by Governor [[Woodes Rogers]] to any pirate who would accept it. Hornigold kept the pardon in mind as Nassau was ravaged by disease without an available cure. While Thatch wished to steal the medicines from British warships, Hornigold suggested that they should temporarily halt their pirating activities until the British could no longer deem them a threat. This nearly culminated into an argument between the two until Kenway proposed a third solution: search for medicines in old wrecks without attracting British attention. | ||
However, the medicines in the shipwrecks were in poor condition. Thus, Thatch's ''Queen Anne's Revenge'' assaulted a British Man o' War, which left Hornigold's ship damaged. While his crew were repairing the ship, Hornigold met up with Kenway and informed him of Thatch's actions. Before Kenway sailed off to look for Thatch, Hornigold told him to leave Thatch be, as he should take responsibility for his actions. | |||
Although Kenway and Thatch were eventually able to recover medicines for the colony, the British arrived months later and blockaded Nassau. After meeting with Woodes Rogers and Commodore [[Peter Chamberlaine]] to discuss the King's pardon, Hornigold, [[Josiah Burgess]] and [[John Cockram]] accepted the offer and became pirate hunters for the British, tasked with bringing their former allies to justice. | |||
===Joining the Templars=== | ===Joining the Templars=== | ||
As a newly appointed pirate hunter, Hornigold raised his reputation far above that of when he was a pirate, capturing several pirates who refused to take the pardon. Under Roger's command, Hornigold grew to respect his superior. At some point in time after becoming a pirate hunter, Hornigold became a member of the Templar Order along with Burgess and Cockram. | |||
In 1719, Hornigold and Rogers met in [[Kingston]] to discuss some matters. Hornigold questioned Rogers for the purpose of collecting blood samples for the [[Observatory]] and Roger's tactics when ealing with pirates in Madagascar. The pirate hunter then exclaimed his insecurity upon hearing that the blood samples will be used by the Observatory to spy on the blood's owners, as Hornigold had given a sample of his blood as well. However, Rogers reassured him that he will not be used for the Observatory, but rather as a display of trust. | |||
They later met with the Templar [[Grand Master]] [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] , telling him that Burgess and Cockram were close to locating the [[Sage]] [[Bartholomew Roberts]] in [[Príncipe]]. The Templars were eavesdropped on by Kenway, who discovered when Hornigold spotted the ''Jackdaw'' anchored at the harbor. Kenway admonished Hornigold for his betrayal, who defended his actions by claiming that the Templars' actions are just, and that Kenway could never understand their cause. He then makes his escape with the other Templars, leaving Kenway to deal with his men. | |||
Hornigold later followed Kenway and Roberts to the Yucatan Peninsula, but was detected by the pirates and sailed into a rocky, fog-covered formation known as "the Devil's Backbone". Lost in the fog, the '' | Hornigold later followed Kenway and Roberts to the Yucatan Peninsula, but was detected by the pirates and sailed into a rocky, fog-covered formation known as "the Devil's Backbone". Kenway's ''Jackdaw'' managed to avoid British ships looking for him and traded blows with Hornigold's ship. Lost in the fog, the ''Benjamin'' ran aground on the deserted island of [[Santanillas]]. Hornigold climbed to the top of an abandoned [[Mayans|Mayan]] temple on the island, but Kenway was able to scale the building and air assassinate his former friend. | ||
With his dying words, Hornigold expressed regret that Kenway was too enamored with glory and bloodshed to see the wisdom of the Templars, and told Kenway that he would die alone if he kept his present course. | With his dying words, Hornigold expressed regret that Kenway was too enamored with glory and bloodshed to see the wisdom of the Templars, and told Kenway that he would die alone if he kept his present course. | ||
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- "After you subdue a prize, project authority and demand respect that you would never give yourself. This weaves a spell over soft minds. For your victims must always have in the back of their minds the uneasy idea that you could snap at any moment and unseam them from prick to sternum."
- ―Benjamin Hornigold to Edward Kenway, on intimidating one's prey, 1715.[src]
Benjamin Hornigold (1680s – 1719) was an English pirate from 1715 to 1718, and a member of the Templar Order. He was most famous for mentoring Edward Thatch and for being one of the founders of the Pirate Republic at Nassau.
Biography
Early life
Although his early life is largely unrecorded, it is known that Hornigold was born in England in the 1680s, and at some point made his way across the ocean to the West Indies as a privateer. His first known act of piracy was in the winter of 1713-1714, when he used several small canoes and a sloop to raid ships and settlements in the Bahamas, eventually capturing a thirty-gun schooner that he named the Ranger. This ship would eventually be given to his fellow pirate Charles Vane.
During Hornigold's first years as a pirate, his second-in-command was former privateer Edward Thatch. Soon their fleet expanded to five warships, led by the flagship Benjamin, pirating everywhere from Nassau to the Honduran coast. However, Hornigold was known not to attack British ships, leading some to believe that he was actually a privateer instead of a pirate. Sometime during this period he met Edward Kenway.
Leader of the Pirate Republic
Eventually, Hornigold helped establish a Pirate Republic called 'the Brethren of the Coast' in Nassau, sharing the responsibilities of leadership with Thatch, Vane, and James Kidd. When Kenway made his way to Nassau in 1715, Hornigold taught him how to successfully plunder ships, upgrade the Jackdaw, and lower his notoriety.
Over the next three years, word reached Nassau that a pardon was being offered by Governor Woodes Rogers to any pirate who would accept it. Hornigold kept the pardon in mind as Nassau was ravaged by disease without an available cure. While Thatch wished to steal the medicines from British warships, Hornigold suggested that they should temporarily halt their pirating activities until the British could no longer deem them a threat. This nearly culminated into an argument between the two until Kenway proposed a third solution: search for medicines in old wrecks without attracting British attention.
However, the medicines in the shipwrecks were in poor condition. Thus, Thatch's Queen Anne's Revenge assaulted a British Man o' War, which left Hornigold's ship damaged. While his crew were repairing the ship, Hornigold met up with Kenway and informed him of Thatch's actions. Before Kenway sailed off to look for Thatch, Hornigold told him to leave Thatch be, as he should take responsibility for his actions.
Although Kenway and Thatch were eventually able to recover medicines for the colony, the British arrived months later and blockaded Nassau. After meeting with Woodes Rogers and Commodore Peter Chamberlaine to discuss the King's pardon, Hornigold, Josiah Burgess and John Cockram accepted the offer and became pirate hunters for the British, tasked with bringing their former allies to justice.
Joining the Templars
As a newly appointed pirate hunter, Hornigold raised his reputation far above that of when he was a pirate, capturing several pirates who refused to take the pardon. Under Roger's command, Hornigold grew to respect his superior. At some point in time after becoming a pirate hunter, Hornigold became a member of the Templar Order along with Burgess and Cockram.
In 1719, Hornigold and Rogers met in Kingston to discuss some matters. Hornigold questioned Rogers for the purpose of collecting blood samples for the Observatory and Roger's tactics when ealing with pirates in Madagascar. The pirate hunter then exclaimed his insecurity upon hearing that the blood samples will be used by the Observatory to spy on the blood's owners, as Hornigold had given a sample of his blood as well. However, Rogers reassured him that he will not be used for the Observatory, but rather as a display of trust.
They later met with the Templar Grand Master Laureano de Torres y Ayala , telling him that Burgess and Cockram were close to locating the Sage Bartholomew Roberts in Príncipe. The Templars were eavesdropped on by Kenway, who discovered when Hornigold spotted the Jackdaw anchored at the harbor. Kenway admonished Hornigold for his betrayal, who defended his actions by claiming that the Templars' actions are just, and that Kenway could never understand their cause. He then makes his escape with the other Templars, leaving Kenway to deal with his men.
Hornigold later followed Kenway and Roberts to the Yucatan Peninsula, but was detected by the pirates and sailed into a rocky, fog-covered formation known as "the Devil's Backbone". Kenway's Jackdaw managed to avoid British ships looking for him and traded blows with Hornigold's ship. Lost in the fog, the Benjamin ran aground on the deserted island of Santanillas. Hornigold climbed to the top of an abandoned Mayan temple on the island, but Kenway was able to scale the building and air assassinate his former friend.
With his dying words, Hornigold expressed regret that Kenway was too enamored with glory and bloodshed to see the wisdom of the Templars, and told Kenway that he would die alone if he kept his present course.
Final words
- Hornigold: You could have been a man who stood for something. But you've a killer's heart now. With nothing but mettle to show for all your blunders.
- Edward: A damn sight better than you have, Ben. The heart of a traitor, who thinks himself better than his mates!
- Hornigold: Aye, and proven true! What have you done since Nassau fell? Nothing but murder and mayhem!
- Edward: You threw in with the very kind we once hated!
- Hornigold: No! These Templars are different. I wish you could see that. But if you continue on your present course, you'll find you're the only one walking it! With the gallows at its end.
- Edward: It may be. But now the world has one less snake in it. And that's enough for me.
Trivia
- Hornigold is one of the pirates featured in the forthcoming Abstergo Entertainment movie Devils of the Caribbean.
Gallery
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Early concept art of Hornigold
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Concept art of Hornigold -
Hornigold with Thatch and Kenway -
Hornigold among other pirates -
Hornigold and Kenway capturing a Spanish ship -
Hornigold, Kenway and Thatch in Salt Key -
Hornigold aboard the Benjamin -
Hornigold arguing with Charles Vane -
Hornigold with Torres and Rogers in Kingston -
Edward confronting Hornigold
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