Pirate swords and weapons

[Norman McCormick]

Originally Posted by gp

for the population and peoples in that part of the world, were not we, the ones from Europe, actually pirates and robbers....?

Hi,
Not a European only trade. The history of the world is full of one group or groups, race, ethnicity, religious leaning etc. etc. coercing another for personal advantage be it labour, land etc. The African slave trade was well established and run by Africans long before Europeans got involved as was conquest and land grabs for power and financial gain. The Vikings were consummate slavers but as they enslaved almost exclusively from Europe it gets little attention these days. Unfortunately slavery, land grabs etc. still go on and as far as I can see it will always be endemic to the human psyche.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/britis...laves_01.shtml