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PRESS STATEMENT: Consensus on Tribunal for Frisia
It is a well-known fact that the Frisians fought in foreign armies. Whether as foreign fighters  in the Mediterranean and the Levant, or...
Hans Faber
Sep 30, 201713 min read


Walcheren Island. Once Sodom and Gomorrah of the North Sea
In contrast to the Sunday rest of today, for centuries the island of Walcheren was a pagan retreat and safe haven for the Vikings with...
Hans Faber
Sep 24, 201730 min read


Clinton: "I did not have financial relations with that village"
On May 28, 2011 Bill Clinton held a speech in Achlum. The village has some 600 inhabitants. Looks like a small audience to me. What was...

Frans Riemersma
Aug 24, 20173 min read


Frisian women: free and unbound?
Below the green and black image of Saskia Holleman, the reincarnation of Mata Hari, her fellow citizen. Saskia was born in 1945 in the...
Hans Faber
Aug 7, 201726 min read


Tolkien pleaded in favour of King Finn. An immortalized royal tragedy
King Finn (r) and Hengest (l) Around the year 440 (Shippey 2022), a betrayal took place on the southern shores of the North Sea. It was a...
Hans Faber
Jul 2, 201745 min read


Lodging etiquette in Ostfriesland. The first legally blondes
You are hiking the Frisia Coast Trail in the northwest of Germany, and after a long day looking for a place to stay, you can try your...
Hans Faber
May 4, 20177 min read


Terrorist Fighters from the Wadden Sea. The Era of the Crusades
When it comes to the deradicalization of foreign terrorist fighters, the Frisians—meaning here the modern regions of Ostfriesland and...
Hans Faber
May 1, 201727 min read


The Boarn Supremacy
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...

Frans Riemersma
Apr 30, 20176 min read


Walking on the Sea. Experience it! (with care)
The treacherous mudflats of the Wadden Sea. They are UNESCO protected, but you're not. Take good care when walking sea. Read and shiver!
Hans Faber
Apr 17, 20178 min read
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