Originally hired as privateers in 1392 to resupply the besieged city of Stockholm, this coalition of sailors, nobles, and mercenaries quickly turned to outright piracy. They adopted the name Likedeelers , which translates to "Equal Sharers," reflecting their radical internal philosophy: every crew member received an equal share of the booty, regardless of rank. The Legend of Klaus Störtebeker

In 1392, the Dukes of Mecklenburg hired them to break a Danish blockade and supply food ("victuals") to the besieged city of Stockholm .

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Their captain was a woman named Skadi Varg, a former jarl’s daughter whose clan had been betrayed by the King of the Southern Coast. The king had accused her father of hoarding amber, then burned their longhall with her family inside. Skadi escaped through a smoke-hole, her face half-scarred, her voice turned to gravel. Now she wore a coat of black seal fur and wielded a harpoon named Sun-Taker .