What is the origin of the Captain Hook character? Did anyone ever really use hooks as hands instead of prosthetics? If so, when and how did this practice start? - Quora
Why did Captain Hook the pirate have a hook for a hand? What possible utility did that provide? - Quora
![Forget 'walking the plank.' Pirate portrayals—from Blackbeard to Captain Kidd—are more fantasy than fact. | National Geographic Forget 'walking the plank.' Pirate portrayals—from Blackbeard to Captain Kidd—are more fantasy than fact. | National Geographic](https://static.nationalgeographic.co.uk/files/styles/image_3200/public/pirates20.jpg?w=1900&h=1314)