Hans FaberOct 14, 201812 minBurn Beacons Burn. A Coastal Inferno - NordfrieslandNordfriesland or North Frisia. The western coast and islands of the region of Schleswig. Stretching from the Danish town Tønder in the...
Hans FaberOct 12, 20189 minSupport for the Corsican Cause in jeopardySeptember 2018, one of the bastards hiked the Grande Randonnée 20 in Corsica. Or, as the French say, la GR-vingt. The GR20 is considered...
Frans RiemersmaSep 1, 20186 minIs Magna Frisia fact or fiction?Here are some maps that help you locate the Frisians in the early Middle Ages (500-800 AD). We combined old maps, archaeological finds,...
Frans RiemersmaAug 19, 20189 minFollow the footsteps of Five Frisian KingsWe plotted the exact locations of the whereabouts of the five Frisian kings Finn, Audulfus, Aldgils, Redbad and Poppo. We might have even...
Hans FaberJul 1, 201832 minOne of history’s enlightening hikes, that of BernlefThis post isn't about the West-Frisian writer Hendrik Jan Marsman (1937-2012), whose pen name was Bernlef. Nor is this post about the...
Hans FaberJun 24, 201823 minThe 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, 201821 minForeign Fighters returning from Viking war bandsFrom the year 2012, around 5,000 foreign fighters from European countries went to the Levant to fight. Six years later, an estimated...
Frans RiemersmaJun 16, 20184 minKing Redbad’s last actNot much is known about Redbad’s death. Many Frankish fragments use his year of death as a historical point of reference for many events....
Frans RiemersmaJun 9, 20186 minFinally, King Redbad made his point in the European Commission - via Facebook“I can not live without the company of my forefathers”, Redbad said in an interview in 718. In 2018 this sentence caused turmoil in the...