Klaus Störtebeker

German pirate (1360–1401)

Died
1401
Klaus Störtebeker was a German pirate. He was reputed to be the leader of the Victual Brothers, his group was hired to assist in a war between Sweden and Denmark and continued to capture merchant vessels mainly in the Baltic Sea and North Sea. Sharing their spoils equally, they named themselves "Likedeelers".

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