The place to be if it comes to Frisian
Most people only think about Norway, Sweden and Denmark when we’re talking about Vikings. But don’t forget about the Frisians. Yes the Frisians, they were there too. Ubbu the Frisian, was one of the commanders of the Great Heathen Army, also known as The Great Viking army. This army was led by the sons of […]
It was the year 1345 that the Dutch (Hollanders) attacked the Frisians at Starum by sea with an army of 85.000 men, led by Willem van Henegrouwen (IV) and Jan van Beaumont (uncle of Willem). They wanted to take over Starum. When they attacked they put the towns Laaksum and Warns on fire, but the […]
You might have thought that folks from the Netherlands are the tallest in the world and that’s still true. But if you look at the Netherlands itself, you’ll see that the people in the north are the tallest. Also folks from Groningen (neighbour province of Friesland and ex-Frisian land) are one of the tallest. Frisians […]
Frisian gods? What? Yes, Frisian gods. Frisian mythology goes much further than you think. Let’s show it to you. Weda (Wotan/Wodan/Woden/Odin)This is where Woansdei (Wednesday) comes from. It was the Alfather, god of wisdom, war, death and poetry. Tuisto The god they say the people came from. Frija (Fro/Freyja)Freed (Friday) is named after this goddess. […]