Captain Flint
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Captain Flint is the talking parrot owned by Long John Silver in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel "Treasure Island," famous for squawking pirate phrases like “Pieces of eight!”.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional animal
ⓘ
fictional parrot ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| alignment | associated with pirates and mutineers ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Treasure Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPhrase | "Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!" ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Long John Silver
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pirates ⓘ |
| catchphrase | "Pieces of eight!" ⓘ |
| color | green parrot ⓘ |
| communication | repeats pirate phrases ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor | squawking "Pieces of eight!" ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | "Treasure Island" universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel "Treasure Island" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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children's literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | stereotypical image of pirates with shoulder parrots ⓘ |
| hasOwner | Long John Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | later depictions of pirate parrots in popular culture ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Captain Flint (fictional pirate in "Treasure Island") NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic relief
ⓘ
reinforcement of Long John Silver's pirate identity ⓘ |
| notableQuote | "Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!" ⓘ |
| partOf | Treasure Island franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1883 ⓘ |
| role |
pet and companion of Long John Silver
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symbol of piracy ⓘ |
| settingOfFictionalWork | 18th-century Caribbean (within "Treasure Island") ⓘ |
| species | parrot ⓘ |
| vocalization | talking parrot ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.