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Theories exist that the tribe’s name of the Frisians comes from the Old Frisian word frisle  meaning ‘lock of hair’, a word, in turn,...

image by Denyse O'Leary When re-enactors bring to life early-medieval Frisia, you regularly see them wearing a little iron hammer on a...

Close to a terp named Fallward near the village of Wremen in the region of Land Wursten, archaeologists discovered a unique site...

Carving runes into combs and stones is basically the same as spraying tags on subway cars and bicycle tunnels. Those who create runes or...

Ineke van Duinen The name Frisii for the people living on the southern coast of the North Sea is old. Very old. It dates from Late...

“If you don’t care about your own history, you may as well leave the classroom.” Words from the geography teacher at high school Simon...

July 1987. The two  Frisian bastards , both being sixteen years old at the time, went to the village of Wijnaldum, or Winaem in the...

About 2,000 years ago, a tragedy unfolded. A sixteen-year-old girl, who had suffered from scoliosis during her young life, was killed....

Pesse Canoe by Jaap Beuker The Pesse Canoe. The oldest water vessel of the world was found near the village of Pesse in the province of...

In 2004, a unique discovery was made at the early-medieval grave field of Solleveld, just south of the city of The Hague: a boat grave....

The 'First Lady' of the village of Grou in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, also named Grytsje of Grou. Archaeologists found...

Frisia could easily claim the title: land of Atlantis. 19 inhabited islands and 244 villages drowned along the old Frisian coast trail...

“Is seaport Maasvlakte the gateway of north-western Europe? No? Is it Europoort then? No? Is it the Botlek port area? Is it Vlaardingen?...

Master blacksmith Wayland is well-known from mythology. The blacksmith was kept captive on a small island in the sea and escaped from it...

Kierin Magenta Kirby The hearth was, in pre- and early-medieval times, the Holy of Holies. The heart of the family. Where you would lay...

In the year 516, King Hygelac of the Geats, a tribe in (probably) the southeast of Sweden, raided Frisia. Back then, this part of the...

Who hasn't dined at least once in an '80s Chinese restaurant that carried the name 万里长城 'Great Wall of China'? Certainly you've been at...

In this blog post, we'll explain that the Frisian lands might as well be named the United Frisian Emirates. Of course, there are some...

With the upcoming seasonal festivities at the end of the year, it's appropriate to serve you a flavourful cocktail. It's a cocktail from...

It was not the city of Parisius. Nor that of Lundenwic. Believe or not, the early-medieval center for expensive cloth and chique clothing...