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Davy Jones’ and Calypso’s ‘origins story’ would make such a great movie.

I have been going to sea for 30 years, The story I was told by an old captain 20 years ago was that, when a ship sank or never made port again and everyone knew they were lost at sea, people looked for someone to blame so they blamed Davy Jones, a name given to the Devil by sailors so the Devil could have an identity they could understand.

The Davey Jones arc was a briiliant mashup of mythology. Greek and pirate myth joined with terrifying and in the end, a remakably relatable tale. Who didnt feel for Jones as he died?

There's a lot of speculation surrounding the Flying Dutchman. Some say it's a story that originated in the seventeenth or eighteenth century, others say it originated from the nineteenth century. In all cases the ship and its crew come from the Dutch Golden Age aka the seventeenth century. One version of the legend features indeed Van der Decken, who was cursed to forever sail the seas because he wanted to sail out from either Amsterdam or Texel not just during a storm but also on Easter Day, a holy day. The headstrong captain supposedly would have said, when his crewmen warned him about Easter and the storm: "I don't care. I will sail, storm or no storm, Easter or no Easter, if it be until Judgment Day. I will sail!" With these words he earned the yre of God, who cursed him. The ship would turn black, it's sails red, it's crew and captain ghostly and it'd be embedded in a glow of sort. Though it kept flying the Dutch flag, which is how it earned its name. In this version the crew never find peace, and will cause storms and bring misfortune on any ship that sees it. In the versions where Van der Decken is cursed by not God but the devil, he is able to set foot on land every seven years, and told that the curse would be lifted if indeed a woman would love him. Back at home, Van der Deckens wife eventually learned what happened to her husband, and sacrificed herself by throwing herself into the waves to prove her love for him and break the curse, and the ship and crew finally found peace.

A more scary version of the Flying Dutchman is that when it sailed trough the deadly storm, the weather suddenly turned calm. From the sky a message from God was heard to warn Van der Decken that he should return to port. But Van der Decken wanted to continue sailing so bad, that he ignored God and shot with his pistol to the sky and said he would sail even if it was until judgement day. Than the weather turned into a storm again. The First Mate of the Dutchman begged Van der Decken to alter course, but Van der Decken became angry and threw the First Mate over board. And then the most scarierst thing happened. The Dutchman became cursed with a deadly form (dark hull and blood red sails). And while Van der Decken was navigating the Dutchman trough the storm, it is said that next to him stood the Devil himself as if it was his new First Mate.

I always thought Davy Jones was a famous myth all because of Nickelodeon's SpongeBob also has Davy Jones as character. Though, I wonder what inspired SpongeBob Davy Jones, most probably was also from POTC I reckon.

Zeus telling Calypso to not hold hostages to fulfill her fantasies is comically ironic to say the least

Little fun fact is the Karken actually dates back to Greek mythology! It's parents were Titans of the ocean. When the God's defeated the Titans, they entombed the Kraken to the deep. Only they could unleash or contain it.

Interesting I had previously just assumed that "Davy Jones Locker" was just a reference toward the bottom of the ocean as a final burial for already dead/drowned sailors.

Davy jones is like good wine he gets better the older he is

Watching Jack try to pull the ship with a rope is hilarious. I just love this guy.

I love learning about sailor’s superstitions. Don’t paint your boat blue. Don’t have a banana on board. Sea monsters and ghost ships. It makes it seem like the world is still wild, untamable, and undiscovered,

Ive always been fascinated with davy jones,,ive always seen him as the best in the POTB franchise,,i never know there was a real back story or myth around him

I like it, that when you talked about Hendrik van der Decken, you showed a picture of Willem van der Decken, who is the captain of the Flying Dutchman in a rollercoaster, themed around the legend, which is at the dutch themepark Efteling

I was a deckhand on a subsea vessel for a little over a year, doing six week trips onboard. We didn't go to port, instead we were supplied offshore, and after 5 or so weeks i have no problem believing sailors who claimed to see things in the distance. Let alone if they had been at sea for months. Clouds looked unmistakenly like shorelines, to the point i asked fellow crewmembers if we had moved closer to land. Some could easily be mistaken for ships as well

the fact that davy jones controls the kraken that makes him more godly for me

0:08 I find very funny how some fan made lyrics are basically canon at this point

1:19 This caught me so off guard. It's hilarious. 🤣

Have to give props to the actor who played Davey Jones in potc, fantastically brought the character to life, fine performance.👍

Your storytelling is so much fun to watch, keep up the legendary content!

One of the most terrifying things to me is not just that we barely know what is under the water in our own times, imagine what creatures have existed down there over the millions of years we've had life on earth.

Whats a pirate with out its hat. Davy also has the best looking hat.

I finally had some time to check out this video and it is absolutely fascinating to learn about the origins of Davy Jones. You had my full attention while you got into the myths, legends, and theories behind this mysterious figure

I love how most of the background music for this video is from Sea of Thieves, which, I must say, is a good choice. Very interesting video. Loved it.

That is a curious notion, dude! Devil Jonah-Davy Jones. Quite plausible indeed, given the biblical backstory of Jonah. I like it!👍🏽

Ok but like the absolute joy I got listening to you getting excited and into character telling the tells like omfg

You know it’s plausible to think that the name Davy Jones came from British propaganda regarding pirates. I like to think of it more practically, maybe naval officers warned unruly sailors by simply stating they’d be sent to the locker on a count of them being disobedient. Hence is why I find it interesting that some of the first original accounts of this began in 1727, the golden age of piracy. Yet again though, from an archeological standpoint, we often find that some things are often not as casual as we consider them to be. I’d take a gander and say that Davy Jones was a legend from early enlightenment or late renaissance naval stories. Old Christianity has a habit of making subtle remarks to the devil or malicious spirits so by invoking Davy Jones as a pseudonym for the devil could likely be a case in which sailors (particularly Scottish Catholics) mentioned his name and legends alike while on long voyages. Pretty soon you got your average British sailor beginning to refer to the legend as well and then it becomes widely regarded as a common tale. I’d be interested to see what the evidence is though of the first written documents of Davy Jones though to understand more about this.

Absolutely love that you incorporated Sea of Thieves' soundtrack throughout this video. It's gotta be one of my favourite game soundtracks of all time

There was a rumor I heard once; the next pirates of the Caribbean movie was going to show how Davey Jones became cursed, show Sparrow and Jone crossing paths in a flashback and would've hade Bloom and Depp team up again to take on Davey Jones. As for the theories; I'm thinking it's a combination of a few theories while playing the original version of the telephone game. Remember; fisherman tell tales and have been know for tall tales. So tall tales over time will eventually become something different. So I'm thinking the 1st inspiration came from Jonas and the big fish and it became just a changed story between two people possibly drunk and someone like the story so much they told a version to their kids as an example. And someone else turned it into a cautionary tale for the seas.

ah yes, The Flying Dutchman. the worlds most infamous legend of the seas. always an incredible story and concept

came for Davy. stayed for the squid documentary...

Part of the crew part of the ship. This is a phrase some co workers, especially key crew (captain, Chief Engineer, etc.) would say simply because they pay is great and you can’t really be a captain in a Walgreens. On board my ship actually

@TheSEAempire it's funny I found this because I'm in the process of writing an origin backstory for Davy Jones. It doesn't necessarily correlate to Pirates of the Caribbean but in a way it does. Once I get it completed, I'd love to send you a copy of it! If you would like to read it! :) Fun fact by the way, my real dad's name is David Jones and most of his friends call him Davy Jones haha.

This video was incredible and I didnt want it to end! Learned so much that I didnt know and wish I had! Thanks❤

Pirates of the Caribbean Kraken is probably the absolute best kraken. Especially with that fantastic mouth which Captain Jack tried to stab.

As a welshman there are no stories about dewi sant (saint david) being linked to davey jones we have many myths and legands about giants and dragons nymphs and outher magical creatures but nothing about davey jones but david or dai is a very common welsh name and jones a very popular second name so who could say

In regards to the flying Dutchman. The sea is a funny thing. You can see reflections of reflections. And this can be multiple times. Theoretically, you can be on the west coast of the U.S. and see a reflection off the coast of East Africa. A lot of thing would have to line up. So. You could see a Frigate reflection thousands of miles away. This also goes into the "ship in the air" And the sea is not the only place this happens. It can happen in flat desert also. Both is caused by the reflection of water and water vapor.

maybe male giant squids are krakens

Eventually, the term or phrase "Davey Jones's Locker" became synonymous with the Deep Dark Crushing Depths of the Ocean Floor.

Davey Jones tentacle beard 😩

I was just a kid but... I thought Davie Jones Locker was named after the Monkies lead singer and his locker stunk like dirty socks.. Go a head and laugh ..but I really thought that ..Didn't know all the real early history on the subject.Just thought of it as a big joke..Thank you for the history lesson❤❤❤

Rewatched the movies weeks ago loved it especially Davy Jones so really cool video

I actually never thought of the theory you showed us from the bible. Wow, mind blown, good one mate

In the movie Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest, pirate Davy Jones is the captain of the Flying Dutchman pirate ship. (In the movie it was a ghost ship). Because the entire ship and crew including the Captain himself were bewitched. Because he refused to love the woman who loved him. The woman said she could see it in his heart. On a voyage he broke his promise. His heart was locked in a casket as punishment for not keeping his promise. And at night they were cursed. (In the movie, the woman he refused to love with his heart was a sorceress, in her true form she was a sea monster, (a giant monster octopus) that sank ships, call name: "Kraken)". The curse was: They were ghosts with animal features and resembled sea animals. The difference was that they were Animal/Human Hybrids. In the film, the woman called herself: Calypso.

Bro how do you produce content this good and only have 1k subs you deserve at least a million

thanks for the video

Also great thumbnail, good contrast, pop, strong eyes from Davy, and you didn't let Davy completely blend in with the bg which is similar in color to Davys character. Niceeeee. Good color contrast on the word monster and the lettering is a bit thick and not too stylized which helps with reading.

great video dude :D

what amazes me is how the mythos of Davy Jones had absolutely zero intersection with the Flying Duchman mythos until these movies, and now they are inseparable

So much content!!

Just like in science, the simplest explanations for myths and historical mysteries usually prove true in the end. For example, the City of Troy was eventually found right where Homer said it was. So, I'd favor that the phrase "Davy Jones Locker," originally referred to the pirate David Jones, until definitively proved otherwise. It also makes sense because Jones predates the Golden Age of Piracy. This would give him years to grow to legendary status in the minds of later and more famous pirates who would actually utter the phrase "Davy Jones Locker."

Great job.

This was an Incredible Masterpiece for My All Time Favorite Antagonist’s in The Pirates of The Caribbean Trilogy, My All Time Favorite Disney Villain and My All Time Favorite Role for Bill Nighy.

Thanks for sharing this videos love love love love to watch thank you God bless you both Davy Jones and Jonny deep God protect you both of us

Just one point of correction, Jonah did not go because he felt they deserved to be destroyed, he ran out of fear.

They should just call the giant squid or the colossal squid a kraken because that’s basically what it is

I felt compelled to check out these myths which inspires movies

I like how you used a sea of thieves theme. This plays when u release flame heart

Cool Info

I always wondered what the lead singer of the Monkeys had to do with 18th century pirates.

Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is great collection 💯💯

They need to make a battle between Davy Jone's Kraken and Moby Dick.

Kraken lives in Seattle. Great video.

Love the Sea of Thieves music in the background!

The ship sightings sound a lot like UFO sightings to me... Especially the red glow around the distant ship.

In the 90's, The show Xena: Warrior Princess jad an episode based off the Flying Dutchman myth. Just wanted to share that fun fact

I love the POTC film series’s. I heard that JD is coming back at JS? I pray he does.

I heard davy jones name everywhere having to do with pirates. Never before i watched dead man's chest have i seen such a good dipiction of him.

Very Interesting.

I wish there was an actual Mythology that near perfectly matches these Pirates Of The Caribbean movies.

I love this Davey Jones ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤best villain ever ❤❤❤❤❤❤long may he live

I think how it all started was back in the day. There was a fearsome pirate named Davy Jones. And was the captain of the flying Dutchman. And had a mutiny by his own crew and made him sleep with the fishes

Same man that played Victor in Underworld 😊

Never forget the Evil entity with the name of PLANKTON residing in the Dark and Evil Fortress of THE CHUM BUCKET deep down under the Sea… gives me goosebumps just thinking of it

The sighting of the Flying Dutchman is up there with the sightings of Sasquatch, the Loch Ness monster, UFOs, and so on.

Now, we even found alive giant squids swimming in the ocean caught on deep sea cameras

I remmeber reading a lot Of him From School times in the Nederlands , the flying Dutchman , Being Part of the history of The Nederlands

Interesting theories about the pop culture villain, Davy Jones.

the flying dutchman was started in 1641. when a Dutch ship sank off the coast of the cape of good hope. I literally just looked it up. and Davey Jones is from a book in 1726

Absolute unit

da sea of thieves music in the background lmao

It was customary to place coins upon the eyes of the dead for payment for the boat man to ferry the soul to the afterlife. A boatman was a volunteer usually a captain who would command a ship in order to cheat death or prolong the consequences of dying so that they would be able to still be close to their loved ones until both could die together. A contract of some sort. Davey was tricked into servitude by Colipso the Goddess of the sea and she never met him upon his short time when he’d be granted to walk upon land and embrace. She broke his heart and the pain was so much he had his crew remove it.

SpongeBob: "I Don't Care If You're The Demon Seed Of Davy Jones. You're Going Down Tubby"🤣

Very cool

Davy Jones locker is not sending someone to hell. It is sending someone to the bottom of the ocean. It's the abyss of the ocean. Sailors who died on the ship would be put over board and sent to Davey Jones locker. People walking the plank and mutinies where maybe the captain is stabbed or something before walking the plank. Long and short it's only used it means the sea.

never shout in the MIC!!!

Its sucks that he was named Davy Jones, even though epic name, the true Dutchman Captain is Van der Decken they couldve atleast used a dutch name

The Patron Saint David of Whales is the archetype for Davey Jones.

Interesting point about Jonah and Davy Jones 🧐.

What is the music in the intro?

There is also a piece of information in a movie that jones' ship can achieve great speeds during counter wind

You're a unit. Davey Jones was a brilliant character to use in those movies

Great video! You kind of sound like Neil Degrasse Tyson haha

I like how he put a bunch of sea of thieves tracks and sounds throughout the video

Drinking coffee out of my kraken pottery mug as we speak……Release the Kraken….

Cool

Legends are usually rooted in some measure of truth. Squids can climb on land. Someone waking up on a ship to a giant squid grabbing them and seeing their friends being grabbed as well and pulled overboard would be terrifying.☠️☠️☠️☠️

I appreciate the Sea Of Thieves music aha

So goated