Hans Faber
A Frontier known as Watery Mess: the Coast of Flanders
At the end of the eighth century, by decree of Charlemagne and under supervision of the wise men Wlemar and Saxmund, customary law of the...
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Hans Faber
- Nov 1, 2020
- 7 min
Legend of Esonstad
When, on a moon-clear night, on top of the dike at Lauwersmeer (lake Lauwers), you look out over the water, you just might see in the...
Frans Riemersma
- May 5, 2020
- 13 min
Atlantis found! Wait, there is another one, or 7, wait 12 in total... No, 19!
Frisia could easily claim the title: land of Atlantis. 19 inhabited islands and 244 villages drowned along the old Frisian coast trail...
Hans Faber
- Mar 25, 2020
- 28 min
Out of averting the inevitable a community was born
The COVID-19 pandemic is climbing towards its peak. Uncertainty of how destructive the pandemic is going to be. How many family members...
Hans Faber
- May 12, 2019
- 25 min
The United Frisian Emirates and Black Peat
In this post we'll explain that the Frisian lands might as well be named the United Frisian Emirates. Of course, there are some...
Hans Faber
- Oct 14, 2018
- 12 min
Beacons of Nordfriesland
Nordfriesland or North Frisia. The western coast and islands of region Schleswig. Stretching from the Danish town Tønder in the north, to...
Hans Faber
- Mar 31, 2018
- 4 min
Refuge on a terp 2.0. Waiting to be liberated
August 21, 1930, Wieringermeer. The reclamation was completed. Of land that used to be called the Creil Woods, in province Noord Holland...
Frans Riemersma
- Jan 13, 2018
- 6 min
Half 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...
Hans Faber
- May 7, 2017
- 14 min
How a town drowned overnight
Rungholt, a thriving and wealthy town, disappeared overnight in the year 1362. For seven centuries only legends told us about what...
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