# Blackbeard — Moonfleet character guide

> Blackbeard in Moonfleet by John Meade Falkner.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Father Blackbeard, this Colonel John Mohune, whom we call Blackbeard

**First appearance:** 0006-iii-a-discovery

## Who they are

The legendary Colonel John Mohune, called Blackbeard, whose ghost, buried treasure, and unfinished penance haunt Moonfleet's vaults and every fortune-hunter who enters them.

## Relationships

### [Elzevir Block](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/elzevir_block)

_rivalry_

Blackbeard is a ruthless pirate captain who opposes Elzevir in the smuggling underworld.

### [Reverend Mr. Glennie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/reverend_mr_glennie)

_rivalry_

Blackbeard and Reverend Glennie are adversaries, representing lawlessness versus moral order.

### [John Trenchard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/john_trenchard)

_rivalry_

Blackbeard sees John as a threat and a target in the conflict over treasure and smuggling.

### [Elzevir Block](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/elzevir_block)

_rivalry_

Blackbeard is a ruthless pirate captain who opposes Elzevir in the smuggling underworld.

### [Reverend Mr. Glennie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/reverend_mr_glennie)

_rivalry_

Blackbeard and Reverend Glennie are adversaries, representing lawlessness versus moral order.

### [Elzevir Block](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/elzevir_block)

_rivalry_

Blackbeard is a ruthless pirate captain who opposes Elzevir in the smuggling underworld.

### [John Trenchard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/john_trenchard)

_rivalry_

Blackbeard sees John as a threat and a target in the conflict over treasure and smuggling.

## In the story

### [In the Vault](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/iv-in-the-vault)

His coffin and beard are discovered; the smugglers toast him as 'Father Blackbeard.'

### [XI: The Sea-Cave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/xi-the-sea-cave)

His locket, containing the parchment, is worn by John and brings thoughts of Grace.

### [At Ymeguen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/xvii-at-ymeguen)

Cursed by John as the source of the diamond and the blight on his life.

## Links

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