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From the Boston News Letter account of Blackbeard's death:

"Maynard and Teach themselves began the Fight with their Swords, Maynard making a thrust, the point of his Sword went against Teach's Cartridge Box, and bended it to the Hilt, Teach broke the Guard of it, and wounded Maynard`s Fingers, but did not disable him where upon he Jumpt back, threw away his Sword and fired his Pistol, which wounded Teach. Demelt struck in between them with his Sword and cut Teach's Face pretty much; in the Interim both Companies ingaged in Maynard's Sloop, one of Maynard's Men being a Highlander, ingaged Teach with his broad Sword, who gave Teach a cut on the Neck, Teach saying, well done Lad; the Highlander reply'd, if it be not well done, I'll do it better, wich that he gave him a second stroke, which cut off his Head, laying it flat on his Shoulder..."

The local legends say that after it was thrown overboard, teach's body swam around the ship several times before sinking. Clearly this was just the aftereffects of the Quickening :V