Frans RiemersmaDec 28, 201710 minThe biography of Aldgisl, unpluggedEver heart of Aldgisl? Even if you did, you probably have a hard time separating fact from fiction. For a fact it is the first king of...
Hans FaberDec 24, 20173 minThe terp that should have been a wierdeThe Hague, June 29, 2013. The day Zwaantje Vink-Brouwer, widow of Piet Vink, together with a party of local government people re-opened...
Hans FaberDec 13, 201726 minIn debt to the beastly WestfrisiansThis post is about the harsh history of the ‘beastly’ Westfrisians, and especially those of the town of Medemblik. Medemblik, grande dame...
Hans FaberOct 29, 20176 minA terp for ChoquequiraoWhy in heaven’s name should a terp be constructed in the Andes? To be more precise, the location for this terp is at the remote,...
Hans FaberOct 8, 20179 minMedieval Migration LawHwasa thene vthemeda husath ieftha howath ieftha oppa sinne werf set, sa skel hi thes wachtia, hwetsa hi deth. Who receives a foreigner...
Hans FaberOct 7, 20177 minLeeuwarden, European Capital of Exiled GovernmentsIn Germany and in the Netherlands, Frisians are worried about the wave of referenda and separation going through Europe and the world...
Hans FaberSep 30, 201710 minPRESS RELEASE: Consensus for a Frisia TribunalIt is a well known fact the Frisians fought in foreign armies. Whether as foreign fighter in the Mediterranean and the Levant, or as...
Hans FaberSep 24, 201721 minIsland the Walcheren: once Sodom and Gomorrah of the North SeaIn contrast to the Sunday’s rest of today, for centuries the Walcheren Island was a pagan retreat and safe haven for the Vikings with...
Hans FaberSep 17, 20173 minEscher: Land of Confusion"Dude, take a deep sigh and look at the landscape of the picture below. Don’t panic. You're not alone and the world isn't empty. Slowly...
Frans RiemersmaAug 24, 20173 minClinton: "I did not have financial relations with that village"On May 28, 2011 Bill Clinton held a speech in Achlum. The village has some 600 inhabitants. Looks like a small audience to me. What was...
Hans FaberAug 22, 20176 minCeltic-Frisian heritage: There's no dealing with the Wheel of FortuneExactly a year ago Hans van der Togt, a former Dutch television presenter of the game show Wheel of Fortune, told in the talk show Pauw abou
Hans FaberAug 7, 201719 minFrisian women: free and unbound?Below Saskia Holleman. The reincarnation of Mata Hari, her fellow-citizen. Saskia, born in 1945 in the city of Leeuwarden in province...
Hans FaberJul 2, 201733 minTolkien pleaded in favor of King FinnBetween 450-455 at the southern coast of the North Sea, a betrayal took place that has not been forgotten ever since. And it never will....
Hans FaberJun 1, 20174 minBoots made for walkin’Besides Nancy Sinatra’s 1966 recommendation in her song; what kind of boots would we recommend to hike the Frisia Coast Trail? The...
Hans FaberMay 17, 201710 min"My God, the Germans bought all the bread!" cried MoiraThe essence of the Frisia Coast Trail is hiking through the heartland of (former) Frisia and to taste the landscape, its history, its...
Hans FaberMay 7, 201712 minHow a town drowned overnightRungholt, a thriving and wealthy town, disappeared overnight in the year 1362. For seven centuries only legends told us about what...
Hans FaberMay 4, 20176 minLodging etiquette in OstfrieslandBefore the owner of the house agrees to give you lodging for the night, it might be you have to show him your silver. Like a computer...
Hans FaberMay 1, 201717 minForeign Terrorist Fighters from the Wadden SeaWhen it comes to the de-radicalization of foreign terrorist fighters, Mid and East-Frisians (in this context modern provinces Groningen...
Hans FaberApr 30, 20176 minWhat’s hip and happening at the grasslands?How do we Frisians spent our time off? Frisians in the Netherlands must have loads of it because perspectives for a job are about the...
Frans RiemersmaApr 30, 20175 minThe Boarn SupremacyIn 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...