The term fanon, a portmanteau of fan and canon,[1] generally refers to fan-made fiction. Fan fiction (also spelled fanfiction and often abbreviated fanfic) is an unlicensed story or unoffical information created and written by a fan based on a licensed product that is mistaken for (or promoted as) canon that takes place in an established fictional universe, such as Pirates of the Caribbean. Such fiction is unrecognized by The Walt Disney Company and is therefore non-canon. Similarly, the term "headcanon" is used to describe a fan's personal interpretation of a fictional universe.[2] It applies to certain "facts" that may have been accepted as a truth by a large number of fans, although not necessarily true, and thus either replaces an established canonical fact in the minds of those fans or fills a plot-hole.
Fanon and the Pirates of the Caribbean Wiki
The Pirates of the Caribbean Wiki is intended to serve as an encyclopedia of official, Disney-sanctioned Pirates of the Caribbean material; as such, fanon isn't accepted in its articles. This includes historical events or individuals, despite their basis in fact, without having been referenced in any Pirates source.
The Pirates of the Caribbean Fanon Wiki is an alternative Pirates of the Caribbean website where anyone is encouraged to create their own (or embellish existing) Pirates stories.
