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Hans Faber
Nov 16, 201920 min read
Weladu the Flying Blacksmith. Tracing the Origin of Wayland
Master blacksmith Wayland is well-known from mythology. The blacksmith was kept captive on a small island in the sea and escaped from it...
Hans Faber
Sep 23, 201931 min read
Magnus’ Choice. The Origins of the Frisian Freedom
According to medieval legends, around the year 800, Charlemagne and Pope Leo came into conflict with the citizens of Rome. The Pope was...
Hans Faber
Jul 27, 201915 min read
Ornament of the Gods found in a mound of clay
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...
Hans Faber
Jan 13, 201913 min read
We'll drive our ships to new land
In the series Myths of Nations, we disclose to you this time that the Frisians, in fact, didn't come from India, as the old legends tell...
Hans Faber
Oct 14, 201813 min read
Burn Beacons Burn. A Coastal Inferno - Nordfriesland
Nordfriesland or North Frisia. The western coast and islands of the region of Schleswig. Stretching from the Danish town Tønder in the...
Hans Faber
Jul 2, 201744 min read
Tolkien pleaded in favour of King Finn. An immortalized royal tragedy
Around the year 440 (Shippey 2022), a betrayal took place on the southern shores of the North Sea. It was a tragedy that the peoples in...
Hans Faber
May 7, 201716 min read
How a town drowned overnight. The case of Rungholt
Rungholt. A thriving and wealthy town that disappeared overnight in the year 1362. For six centuries only legends told us about what...
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