The Frisians as the Charons of the English Channel, a 1,600 years old story:

When the two Frisian bastards of the FCT meet in England, we can't help to be remembered of our blog post about the saga recounting the deeds of Hengist and Horsa. See: www.frisiacoasttrail.com/post/frisian...

One of the Frisian bastards scouted the trail at Nature Park 't Zwin in Flanders today. Great day! Sea inlet 't Zwin is also the starting point (or terminus) of the www.FrisiaCoastTrail.blog.

How an American play from 1957 inspired Hollywood to bring a couple of Frisian raiders from the Middle Ages onto the stage.

Early medieval Rhine skippers

The Fallward excavations in Land Wursten—a rare window onto the life of the Old Saxons when they started migrating West and changed history

This title speaks for itself:

How the Vatican tried to restore its church organisation again in the Netherlands in the mid nineteenth century.

A history of the Romans at the norther-most fringes of their empire on the Continent

Een #oerbos dat bloot kwam te liggen bij graafwerkzaamheden voor een nieuw meer bij het Friese #Oudega blijkt tussen de 4000 en 6000 jaar oud te zijn. Zo blijkt uit onderzoek van de Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed (#RCE). /1 www.omropfryslan.nl/nl/nieuws/17...

A history lesson on the legal aspects of migration

The end of the republic Butjadingen (Rüstringen), one of many small farmers' republics along the Wadden Sea coast during the High and Late Middle Ages. A distinctive shared coastal cultural heritage.

The legitimation for why the coastal lands of the Wadden Sea, both Frisian and Saxon, remained free of lords until the end of the Middle Ages

A short local history of the potato

In our blog post, the answer to the truly irrelevant question: 'Is the Frisia coast the cradle of all Germanic peoples?'

World's oldest boat

The muddy origin of the Frisian tribe's name:

The deformed bishop of Frisia in the ninth century

The first co-op in the world, founded after a fierce battle with the Vikings

'Pompei of the North', including other words Ezinge. Know for its famous archaeological excavation, making Ezinge the oldest continuously inhabited settlement of the Netherlands (600BC).

A third medieval church we visited is that of the hamlet of Fransum in province Groningen. On top of an intact terp together with only one farmstead. It's one of our most favourite terps.

This is the medieval church of Westerwijtwerd with its unique mural of two Frisian fighters.

Visited the church of Wittewierum in province Groningen; the location of former monastery Bloemkamp. Abbot Emo is famous for being the first foreign student at Oxford @ox.ac.uk and for his visit to Rome in 1212.

20km circular hike in Province Groningen: Stedum-Westeremden-Loppersum-Garrelsweer-Ten Post-Hemert-Stedum (6/6)

20km circular hike in Province Groningen: Stedum-Westeremden-Loppersum-Garrelsweer-Ten Post-Hemert-Stedum (5)

20km circular hike in Province Groningen: Stedum-Westeremden-Loppersum-Garrelsweer-Ten Post-Hemert-Stedum (4)

20km circular hike in Province Groningen: Stedum-Westeremden-Loppersum-Garrelsweer-Ten Post-Hemert-Stedum (3)

20km circular hike in Province Groningen: Stedum-Westeremden-Loppersum-Garrelsweer-Ten Post-Hemert-Stedum (2)

20km circular hike in Province Groningen: Stedum-Westeremden-Loppersum-Garrelsweer-Ten Post-Hemert-Stedum (1)

Hiking in the area of Loppersum (Groningen), which is the epicentre of earthquakes. We did a stress test. Did it shake?!

The two bastards walk about, area of Stedum and Westeremden in province Groningen

Although nothing is unique according to Buddhism, did you know that the oldest and biggest stupa in the Netherlands is located in Friesland? Yes, near Hattum.

One of our favourite churches, that of Janum in province Friesland

The academic year is about to begin. Freshmen will soon be joining student associations. But what about the students from the Frisian lands? This blog post is for them:

With all the current commotion of a new landscape sculpture to come 'Dijk van een Wijf' (dyke of a woman) of artist Nienke Brokke, read our short blog post earlier:

A hiking story

Frisians fighting in the Levant in medieval times:

For those who are on holiday in the province of Friesland:

women and the sea

Debunking history. Were the Frisian kings who went to see Emperor Nero in Rome heroes or traitors?

The earliest origins of the tribe of the Frisians.

Today one of the Frisian bastards of the Frisia Coast Trail taking a selfie with King Finn in the Lund Cathedral in Sweden. Dating to the 13th century. Check our post 'Tolkien pleaded in favour of King Finn. An immortalized royal tragedy' – frisiacoasttrail.blog/2020/10/10/t... with more about Finn

Poor, pitiful people, those early Frisians.

An article focusing on Frisian wealth as an impetus for the Viking Age, and more broadly how economic networks have encouraged piracy throughout history - vital, vital stuff to peruse for any scholar!

How an identity was forged

A hiking story

An unexpected evening in the corner of the province Friesland, along the Frisia Coast Trail

What made the Frisians free, really?

For those who are on holiday in (Ost-) Friesland, essentials how to interact with the locals: