Hans FaberSep 10, 202111 minLike Father, Unlike SonThe Battle of Tours in 732 turned out to be a turning point in the wars against the Umayyad Caliphate. The Caliphate was one of the...
Hans FaberMar 21, 202111 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 21, 20217 minFrisia, a Viking graveyardWhen reading about the famous deeds of great Viking warriors, often not much attention is given to the moments of failure. Not much is...
Frans RiemersmaSep 1, 20186 minIs Magna Frisia fact or fiction?Here are some maps that help you locate the Frisians in the early Middle Ages (500-800 AD). We combined old maps, archaeological finds,...
Frans RiemersmaAug 19, 20189 minFollow the footsteps of Five Frisian KingsWe plotted the exact locations of the whereabouts of the five Frisian kings Finn, Audulfus, Aldgils, Redbad and Poppo. We might have even...
Frans RiemersmaJun 16, 20184 minKing Redbad’s last actNot much is known about Redbad’s death. Many Frankish fragments use his year of death as a historical point of reference for many events....
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...
Frans RiemersmaJan 6, 20186 minWhy was Redbad skinny dipping in eau de Cologne?In March 714, Redbad's army reached the shores of Cologne. That is deep in the Frankish heartlands and way out of the traditional Frisian...
Frans RiemersmaJan 3, 20187 minThe battles of Redbad, unpluggedKing Redbad died in 719. Some 1300 years later, as a tribute a movie about this Frisian king will hit the silver screen in the Dutch...
Frans RiemersmaDec 28, 201710 minThe biography of Aldgisl, unpluggedEver heart of Aldgisl? Even if you did, you probably have a hard time separating fact from fiction. For a fact it is the first king of...
Hans FaberJul 2, 201733 minTolkien pleaded in favor of King FinnBetween 450-455 at the southern coast of the North Sea, a betrayal took place that has not been forgotten ever since. And it never will....
Frans RiemersmaApr 30, 20175 minThe Boarn SupremacyIn 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...