Hans FaberJul 19, 201937 minThe Abbey of Egmond and the rise of the GerulfingsMonk Ecgberht of Ripon was the driving force behind the Christianization of the headstrong heathens of Frisia. From the influential...
Frans RiemersmaOct 27, 20188 minLiudger, the first Frisian apostleLiudger succeeded where other evangelists failed. He finally managed to convert the pagan Frisians to Christianity, because he “spoke...
Hans FaberJul 1, 201831 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 student...
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...