Hans FaberFeb 422 minGuerrilla in the Polder. The Battle of Vroonen in 1297What’s the use of celebrating only the battles you have won? Feeling proud and superior as a nation above that of another, and the...
Frans RiemersmaAug 28, 20238 minHow great was Great Pier? (the sequel II)To understand the ‘greatness’ of Great Pier, we decided to look into his ‘achievements’. As a freedom fighter (or pirate, if you like)...
Frans RiemersmaJan 15, 20235 minHow great was Great Pier? (the sequel)Breaking! Great Pier measured around 2.30 meters in height! This question has been bugging the Frisians for centuries. Now we know. How?...
Frans RiemersmaJan 3, 202320 minHow great was Great Pier?Most Frisians know the name of Great Pier, or ‘Grutte Pier’ in Frisian. But what do we really know about him? Well, all we know for sure...
Hans FaberJul 27, 202215 minFrom Patriot to Insurgent: John Fries and the tax rebellionsOn Facebook page ‘Frisian Americans‘ the question popped up what role certain Frisians played in the Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania in...
Hans FaberMay 28, 20229 minJoan of Arc an inspiration for Land WurstenIn the year 1500, a girl by the name Tjede Peckes was born in the hamlet of Padingbüttel in Land Wursten, on the eastern banks of the...
Hans FaberDec 10, 202114 minPagare il fioPagare il fio is Italian for ‘paying the penalty’. More literally, it means ‘paying the fee’. It is an expression the Italian language...
Hans FaberApr 5, 202136 minYet Another Wayward ArchipelagoThe peoples of islands and archipelagos don't let others dictate how to live their lives. One of those archipelagos that meets these...
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...