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Hans Faber
Jul 27, 202215 min read
From Patriot to Insurgent: John Fries and the first Tax Rebellions
On the Facebook page ' Frisian Americans ', the question popped up regarding the role certain Frisians played in the Whiskey Rebellion in...
Hans Faber
Dec 10, 202115 min read
Pagare il fio
Pagare il fio is Italian for ‘paying the penalty’. More literally, it means ‘paying the fee’. It is an expression the Italian language...
Hans Faber
May 16, 20208 min read
Latið 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 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
Jun 24, 201826 min read
The Treaty of the Upstalsboom. And why solidarity is not the core of a collective
So many supranational organizations, whether governmental or juridical, are struggling with their legitimacy and survival, it's almost...
Hans Faber
Jun 20, 201822 min read
Foreign Fighters returning from Viking warbands
From the year 2012, around 5,000 foreign fighters from European countries went to the Levant to fight. Six years later, an estimated...
Hans Faber
May 1, 201723 min read
Terrorist Fighters from the Wadden Sea. The era of the Crusades
When it comes to de-radicalization of foreign terrorist fighters, Frisians (in this context the modern regions of Ostfriesland and Land...
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