Hans FaberMar 21, 202112 minWith a Noose through the Norsemen’s DoorAlthough the conversion was a slow and cumbersome process, and only succeeded in-depth in the course of the tenth century, Frisia...
Hans FaberFeb 10, 202131 minHistory is written by the victors – a history of the creditsNew York City, the Capital of the World. Other names are Gotham, Modern Gomorrah, The Big Apple, Empire City and Baghdad-on-the-Subway....
Hans FaberJan 4, 20215 minExpelled from Regal GroundsJuly 1987. The two Frisian bastards, both being sixteen years old at the time, went to the village of Wijnaldum, or Winaem in the...
Hans FaberOct 29, 20206 minGrassland ConversationBeing at the grasslands might lead to encounters with farmers or other wanderers and, of course, with ‘birdwatchers’ (see also the note...
Hans FaberFeb 23, 202013 minA Theel Acht. What a great idea!Halfway through the ninth century, Vikings had established a more or less permanent presence in Frisia in the former pagus 'district'...
Hans FaberFeb 11, 202019 minDonkey King of the Paulme GameRex illiteratus est quasi asinus coronatus, ‘an illiterate king is like a crowned donkey’. Or, if you prefer the alternative translation,...
Hans FaberDec 1, 20197 minShipwrecked People of the Salt MarshesTidal marshlands and Frisians. A dual entity. The Chauci and the Frisians (Frisii or Fresones) had learned to adapt to this unprotected,...
Hans FaberOct 6, 20197 minGerddwyr CroesoLast year one of the bastards hiked the Pembrokeshire Coast Path in southwestern Wales (Cymru), a 290 kilometres long trail. As every...
Hans FaberMay 12, 201925 minThe United Frisian Emirates and Black PeatIn this post we'll explain that the Frisian lands might as well be named the United Frisian Emirates. Of course, there are some...