Before the Pilgrims leave Holland, Bradford writes of their perspective of the dangers they will face from the Indians: "And also those which should escape or overcome these difficulties, should yet be in continual danger of the savage people, who are cruel, barbarous, and most treacherous, being most furious in their rage, and merciless when they overcome; not being content only to kill, and take away life, but delight to torment men in the most bloody manner that may be; flaying some alive with the shells of fishes, cutting off the members and joints of others by piecemeal, and broiling on the coals, eat the collops of their flesh in their sight whilst they live; with other cruelties horrible to be related." Consider that this passage was written after the Pilgrims had long established Plymouth plantation; What of this initial horror of the Indians was actually warranted by experience? What does it say about the Pilgrims' prejudices, and about European views of Native Americans?