History of Friesland - The Early Middle Ages and Magna Frisia | Background History

[@MarkKerkhofvan]

Mooi gedaan! Nice job!

[@l2516]

Omg I'm just so happy to see a KZbinr making videos about Fryslân!! Literally made my day

[@BackgroundHistory]

I'm very glad you liked the video!

[@andriesdeboer8638]

Great video! One of the first that I've seen that delves into the account of King Aldgisl (or Aldgillis). This king is alledgedly buried in the town of Stavoren in the Netherlands. The frisian student association in Delft, called Aldgillis, still goes to his grave every year to honor his legacy!

[@yolisadejager5143]

My parents' families came to Canada in the 1950's, and we always refer to ourselves as dutch-canadians to regular people, but then adding "well, to be specific, Frisian-Canadians!" It is good to learn about our history and culture, especially when feeling a bit disconnected to the past. I would love to learn our language.

[@BackgroundHistory]

This comment was a delight to see, there were a lot of Frisians that moved to Canada yeah! Do you, by any chance, know if your ancestors emigrated to start a farm? And learning Frisian (or any language to be fair) is totally worth it!

[@yolisadejager5143]

@@BackgroundHistory that was the dream of both sets of grandparents, but it was not their reality. One side worked labour jobs with a house full of children, and the other side eventually landed a government job with a house full of children. Both sides experienced incredible amounts of stress recovering from WWll and then adjusting to a new country. A trip "home" may be in order after covid.

[@BackgroundHistory]

@yolisa dejager Ahh, too bad they didn't get to make their dream a reality. It's sadly what happened to a lot of folks who emigrated to the western hemisphere. Check out this video that goes in detail about Frisians who emigrated, it sadly lacks proper subtitles but you can turn on automatically generated subtitles: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnu0nXhvYqh4f9E If you do ever take that trip, I'd recommend a trip to the Oldehove (Friesland’s very own leaning tower) and the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden, a visit to the Waterpoort in Sneek and the Eise Eisinga planetarium in Franeker! If you happen to be interested in agriculture, you might also like the Fries Landbouw museum. :)

[@thomasm1281]

Yolisa are you related to the dejager' s from lethbridge

[@yolisadejager5143]

@@thomasm1281 yes!

[@steffenplay]

Very happy to see another video. We have been waiting for it and it did certanly not disappoint. Love the humor. Cannot wait to see the next episode.

[@janklimpel3835]

Great video! As an East Frisian the stories of Radbod and Boniface have always resonated with me as a historical example of Frisians "sticking to their guns" in terms of identity

[@annekejaarsma4642]

A great video again, educational and good sense of humor. Love to see forward to the next one!

[@aniqueroeloffs1204]

fave part: "sup party people, I'm here to baptize y'all!" * minecraft villager hurt noise *

[@egboyyyyy]

Dit is wel echt heel goed gemaakt zeg, thanks !!

[@michaelschmidt4383]

Who needs Game of Thrones when he has you

[@BackgroundHistory]

Heyy, thanks m'dude!

[@aldosigmann419]

Informative and funny!

[@theoorval5140]

How could Rorik of Dorestad be acknowledged as ruler of Frisia in 841, by Charlemagne, when the latter had died in 814?

[@BackgroundHistory]

Valid observation, I got my emperors mixed up. I already adressed this on screen when I made this error, cheers!

[@wolteraartsma1290]

"Utert" is the Frisian name for Utrecht per the Frisian Information Bureau

[@faramund9865]

Boeiend, beetje vergelijkbare vervorming als van Brecht naar Bert.

[@alerkablikim]

Make Fryslân Magna Again

[@420JackG]

en leeg faat het de meiste klank

[@vrblnslt9094]

Love it.. just try to breath sometime to let people take it in 😅

[@a.schrijber5610]

Nice

[@adlooij6874]

FRIESLAND

[@LennyPane78]

Bist du self ek Frys?

[@BartdeGraaff2007]

Im frisian

[@fortheloveofmusic860]

I'd say there never was a Magna Frisia. Like in the area now known as Lower Saxony, Frisians were divided in clans and lived in areas seperated by vast stretches of water. So Redbad and Aldgisl were, probably, wealthy leaders and dukes. Redbad most likely, maybe with some forefathers from present day Fryslan, was from Kinheim/Kennemerland. The least of Redbads concerns was the Frisian identity (which is a 19th century invention). Like every noble in the early middle ages he was all about wealth and keeping his status. Him switching alliances between the East and West Franks the battles for the possession of trading towns like Dorestad and Utrecht (both not Frisian in origin) and his disputes with other Frisian local nobles, like Addo Wursing (grandfather of Liudger) shows this. His baptism myth is most likely a piece of Frankish propaganda (portraying Redbad as a savage heathen) later used to create an Frisian identity and show how stubborn and true to his people he was. So the history of the whole of Friesland doesn't equal the history of Redbad and the parts of Frisia we now know as Holland and Utrecht. You could even argue if Redbad was Frisian in the modern sense. And that he was more Hollands.

[@hetzermadhuizen3337]

Wa is hjir ek Frysk

[@BackgroundHistory]

Ik bin miskien Frysk...

[@rinskedevries3272]

Ik bin Friesk!

[@rinskedevries3272]

... Frysk..

[@BartdeGraaff2007]

@@rinskedevries3272 goeiedei

[@thomasm1281]

Ela Frysa Freyena ofsa

[@faramund9865]

‘Actual accounts of Anglo-Saxons’. En Bijwolf is…? Waarom zou het minder zijn omdat het een gedicht is in de Engelse taal?

[@mohamedahidar6030]

vriesland is niet nederland ...

[@mdsign001]

Vriesland niet nee, Friesland daarin tegen ...

[@matthijsr8122]

Fryslan boppe jong

[@faramund9865]

Adlgisl lijkt me gewoon Adelgisel. Een vervorming naar hedendaags Hollands zou dan Algijs of Adelgijs zijn.

[@ewoudvanaalst4089]

first!

[@wilcolindeboom5588]

First to say nobody cares!

[@mohamedahidar6030]

vriesland heeft eigen volk

[@BartdeGraaff2007]

Ja klopt wij friezen zijn vikingen

[@420JackG]

@@BartdeGraaff2007 oh, I don't know

[@faramund9865]

Zeggen dat Woen iets anders is dan Odin is als zeggen dat christendom in Frankrijk anders was dan in Nederland. Verwaarloosbare verschillen dus.

[@faramund9865]

Weet niet of het zin heeft om zoiets int Engels te doen. Denk dat vooral Hollanders en Friezen dit boeit.