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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 coastal territories. Sure, Frisians were smelly bastards, but eau de Cologne wasn't invented yet. Was Redbad ahead of his time or why else did he end up there? A movie about this Frisian king will be released in 2018 as a tribute. In 2019, it will be 1300 years ago that he died. In a previous article we explored the battles of Redbad . We

King 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 cinemas. Redbad repeatedly ended up fighting his neighbours, the Franks. Where and how often will be explored in this article. As a hikers blog that follows the whereabouts of Frisian history, we are especially interested in specific battle locations in order to add them in our trail itinerary. How often and where Redbad battled is pretty u

This blog post is about the town of Medemblik—the grande dame  of the Westfriesland region in the province of Noord Holland in the...

In both Germany and the Netherlands, many Frisians have watched with unease as waves of referenda and separatist movements have swept...

In contrast to today’s Sunday rest, for centuries the island of Walcheren was a pagan stronghold and a safe haven for Vikings with their...

Around the year 440 (Shippey 2022), a betrayal unfolded on the southern shores of the North Sea—a tragedy not forgotten in north-western...

When it comes to the deradicalization of foreign terrorist fighters in modern Western societies, the Frisians—meaning here the...

In 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...