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Cort Lindahl | The Arcadian Mysteries, Oak Island, Edgar Allen Poe, & The Inner Earth
Ritual Use of Skulls and Blackbeard's Silver Punchbowl
An aside covers the pervasive theme of headlessness and the ritual possession of skulls by groups like the Knights Templar and Skull and Bones. A specific historical anecdote describes the pirate Blackbeard’s head being displayed on a pike in Virginia before being fashioned into a silver punchbowl at the Raleigh Tavern. This bowl was reportedly seen by future American presidents like Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.