Hans FaberJul 27, 202215 min readFrom Patriot to Insurgent: John Fries and the first Tax RebellionsOn Facebook page ' Frisian Americans ' the question popped up what role certain Frisians played in the Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania...
Hans FaberDec 10, 202115 min readPagare il fioPagare il fio is Italian for ‘paying the penalty’. More literally, it means ‘paying the fee’. It is an expression the Italian language...
Hans FaberMay 16, 20208 min readLatið meg ei á Frísaland fordervast!Latið meg ei á Frísaland fordervast! 'Do not let me perish in Friesland!' A cry-out of a Faroese young woman when she was being...
Hans FaberSep 23, 201931 min readMagnus’ Choice. The Origins of the Frisian FreedomAccording to medieval legends, around the year 800, Charlemagne and Pope Leo came into conflict with the citizens of Rome. The Pope was...
Hans FaberJun 24, 201826 min readThe Treaty of the Upstalsboom. And why solidarity is not the core of a collectiveSo many supranational organizations, whether governmental or juridical, are struggling with their legitimacy and survival, it's almost...
Hans FaberJun 20, 201822 min readForeign Fighters returning from Viking warbandsFrom the year 2012, around 5,000 foreign fighters from European countries went to the Levant to fight. Six years later, an estimated...
Hans FaberMay 1, 201723 min readTerrorist Fighters from the Wadden Sea. The era of the CrusadesWhen it comes to de-radicalization of foreign terrorist fighters, Frisians (in this context the modern regions of Ostfriesland and Land...