Hans FaberNov 1, 20207 minLegend of EsonstadWhen, on a moon-clear night, on top of the dike at Lauwersmeer (lake Lauwers), you look out over the water, you just might see in the...
Hans FaberOct 30, 20204 minNotre dame of GrouThe 'First Lady' of the village of Grou in province Friesland, the Netherlands, also named Grytsje of Grou. Archaeologists found her in...
Hans FaberJul 22, 202016 minWith the White Rabbit down the HoleR1b/Hg1/Eu18; R-M213; R-M9; R1b-M45; R-M207; R-M173; R-M343; R-L278; R-L754; R-L389/R1b1a1; R-M415; R-P297/R1b1a1a; R-M269/R1b1a1a2;...
Hans FaberJun 19, 20209 minMerciless Medieval Merchants and Slave TradersEarliest proof of Frisian merchants, or kāpmon in Old Frisian language, trading in slaves dates from the seventh century. None other than...
Hans FaberJun 17, 202018 minMake way for the dead!High up in the Swiss Alps, in the region of Bernese Oberland, many men, women, and children have experienced the great horror of dead...
Hans FaberMay 16, 20208 minLatið 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 kidnapped...
Frans RiemersmaMay 5, 202013 minAtlantis found! Wait, there is another one, or 7, wait 12 in total... No, 19!Frisia could easily claim the title: land of Atlantis. 19 inhabited islands and 244 villages drowned along the old Frisian coast trail...
Hans FaberApr 26, 202038 minIt all began with piracyThe arrival of the Romans in northwest Europe at the beginning of the era, with the river Rhine as frontier, was the starting signal for...
Hans FaberApr 13, 202016 minThe Batwing Doors of Northwest Europe“Is seaport Maasvlakte the gateway of north-western Europe? No? Is it Europoort then? No? Is it the Botlek port area? Is it Vlaardingen?...