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In Debt to the Beastly Westfrisians
This blog post is about the harsh history of the 'beastly' Westfrisians, and especially those of the town of Medemblik. Medemblik, the...
Hans Faber
Dec 13, 201730 min read
Leeuwarden, European Capital of Exiled Governments
In Germany and in the Netherlands, Frisians are worried about the wave of referenda and separations going through Europe and the world in...
Hans Faber
Oct 7, 20177 min read
Walcheren Island. Once Sodom and Gomorrah of the North Sea
In contrast to the Sunday's rest of today, for centuries the island of Walcheren was a pagan retreat and safe haven for the Vikings with...
Hans Faber
Sep 24, 201729 min read
Tolkien pleaded in favour of King Finn. A royal murder immortalized
King Finn (r) and Hengest (l) Around the year 440 (Shippey 2022), a betrayal took place on the southern shores of the North Sea. It was a...
Hans Faber
Jul 2, 201745 min read
Terrorist Fighters from the Wadden Sea. The Era of the Crusades
When it comes to the deradicalization of foreign terrorist fighters, Frisians – in this context, the modern regions of Ostfriesland and...
Hans Faber
May 1, 201725 min read
The Boarn Supremacy
In the 8th century the Battle of the Boarn was fought. It was a huge battle between the Frisians and the Franks. The stakes were very...
Frans Riemersma
Apr 30, 20175 min read
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