Many have heard of Davy Jones and his famous locker, maybe through the old legend itself or maybe through the immensely popular movie series The Pirates of the Caribbean. However, the story in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is nothing like the real stories, except for the fact that Jones is captain of the famous 'Flying Dutchman." Sailors used to tell terrifying stories to each other about this legendary pirate, but who was he exactly? Where does the legend come from and what is Davy Jones' locker?
It is unclear when the Davy Jones stories took place, but it was probably around the 1500s when people started trading and fighting at sea more and more. The earliest known written reference was in the Four Years Voyage of Captain George Roberts by Daniel Defoe, 1726. However, there was only a short mentioning of the saying "to be sent to Davy Jones' locker". Among the different stories, some depict him as the devil, while some say he is the evil god of the seas. In some tales, he is a murderer or captain of a ghost ship.
some of the stories include: Pub owner, Captain of the "Flying Dutchman", The Jonah theory, David Jones.
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the story of Davy Jones
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