Frans RiemersmaJan 13, 20186 minHalf a million deaths. A forgotten North Sea disaster...Did you know that between 328,770 and 502,190 people lost their lives around the North Sea? On the flip side: millions of possible...
Frans RiemersmaJan 10, 20181 minDid you dance with the blue light, yet?Want some magic while walking the Frisia Coast Trail? If you happen to walk the beach at night, expect the unexpected. Sure, you might...
Frans RiemersmaJan 6, 20186 minWhy was Redbad skinny dipping in eau de Cologne?In March 714, Redbad's army reached the shores of Cologne. That is deep in the Frankish heartlands and way out of the traditional Frisian...
Frans RiemersmaJan 3, 20187 minThe battles of Redbad, unpluggedKing Redbad died in 719. Some 1300 years later, as a tribute a movie about this Frisian king will hit the silver screen in the Dutch...
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, 20174 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, 201727 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, the grande...
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...