Blackbeard

Blackbeard was a famous pirate who was so named because of his thick black beard which he usually used to light with fuses so he would be feared. He was also known to shoot his crew and this led to his downfall. After the navy stormed his ship the Mary Rose they decapitated him and hung his head on the bowsprit of the boat.

Legacy
Blackbeard appears as a sketch character in the TV series Horrible Histories. In the song "Black beard" he is played by Jim Howick.

Blackbeard now serves as the main antagonist in the film Pirates of the Carribean:On Stranger Tides played by Ian MacShane. This one dies in a different style as he does not get decapitated. Instead he turns into a skeleton and fades out of existence.