The Romans VS The Frisians | PJK

For my Ancient World research project, I decided to take a look into the Frisians. This small population inhabited the pieces of land now known as the Netherlands a.k.a. the country I am from. I focused my search on the time when the Frisians were in contact with the Roman Empire, and I brought to light how they grew from there on out.
As you probably know, the Romans were quite strong, and they managed to conquer many lands. Thankfully, the Frisians stood their grounds, and I have these people (and many others) to thank for to be able to call myself Dutch.
Since I enjoy making, editing, and sharing videos, I thought I might as well share my research project with you.
I hope you like it! :-)
P.S. I used sources throughout my project, and I cited these in this video.

[@Ezyasnos]

The Frisian landscape was a deathtrap for large armies. Moving vast armies into territory that exist mainly of saltmarshes that are flooded every six hours - so you can settle your armies only on small islands, scattered. Plus it is very difficult to explore, while your enemy knows it from A to Z - and will make good use of that knowledge. It's a nightmare for an army that relied on quick movements (Caesar conquered Gaul mainly because of his speed of action - and his ability to divide and conquer which even Rome itself wasn't up to). Frisia was however dependent on that big Roman market, so influence doesn't always go the military way.

[@acmatt1989]

They would flood the land on purpose for military strategy

[@jacquelinevanderkooij4301]

​@@acmatt1989 That was 1400 years later 😂😂

[@TheToneBender]

Make Fryslan great again!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Yeah!!! :-)

[@Bart_Mk2]

Ricky ja blixum

[@generaalherb2584]

fryslan boppe 😎

[@M3au]

You need a recognizable hat first! MAGA!

[@8bijoux1]

It already is and always has been. Be careful what you wish for or you could end up in our boat, which is sinking no thanks to Dickhead Donald.

[@dungcheeseMORK999]

I, as an Englishman, I will always admire and respect you guys as I am proud to call brothers and sisters, alongside the Dutch, Germans, and the Scandinavians. Peace :)

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Awww, that's sweet! We're all connected in some way. :-) Peace!

[@DieterHageman]

Yes That Is Why The Flemish and The Dutch have team up again to leave Europe and form a free trade zone with the english...

[@sokarsokar]

Racist shit.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Samuel_* I'm sorry you feel that way. As a Noord-Hollander, I want to let you know I love the long history of the Frisians. Keep holding on! Let the haters hate. 😉

[@ctwentysevenj6531]

These Slovenians look quite Germanic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2qZiZeLiZWAe5I

[@Skaap87]

As a Frisian myself, I have to say that I am moved aswell as educated dear lady! I can give you this, that fire/figthing sipirt/lust for freedom that you convaid I reconize aswell within myself as my fellow Frisians! I had never thought/realised that Frisia played such a big role in the development of the Dutch culture. What I can do are two things, one, thanks for the informative and inspirational presentation (even if it was a assignment, that I hope you passed with flying colours, you did in my book!). Second, I leave you with a old Frisian saying: leaver dea as slaef (beter dead then a slave), to hopefully show you how accurate your assignment is and give you the courage and inner fire you gave me! Have a wonderfull live and enjoy your teaching job! 😁

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Wow, thank you so much for writing such a detailed comment, Erik. I appreciate your feedback and knowledge! :-) Haha, I did indeed pass my assignment - an A, yay! It was so much fun to do this research since I'd only really focused on the time period of Willem van Oranje (and anything after that) in school. I don't speak Frisian, so I really think it's cool of you to share an actual Frisian saying. It's interesting to me to see how history impacts today, and a quote like the one you shared has a greater message that it appears to be at first. ;-)

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Education is power, so hopefully people will be less ignorant in the near future. :-) Everyone can learn from one another. It's cool that you're teaching yourself Frisian. I'm sorry your parents didn't teach you when you were younger, but it's never too late! I noticed speaking a language requires a greater skill set, but being able to listen and understand is impressive in itself. I cannot understand Frisian at all. Lol! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. I really appreciate that you want to share it with others; That's really kind of you. :-)

[@joycegreer9391]

I knew Friesland had a different dialect, but didn't know until more recently that Frisians are an older people than Dutch with an older distinct language (instead of just a province of Dutch people). I didn't know how great Frisia once was-thank you for the research! I have read that Frisian is closest to Old English-good to preserve the distinct language. I do know of Dutch who can't understand the Frisian speech. Maybe I will try to learn it!!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you for watching! :-) Good luck studying when you do.

[@Skaap87]

andthenifellinlove Thanks I will! 😁 And your welcome ^^

[@robertcraane7910]

Leaver dea as sleaf....

[@klaasjanwalda3349]

I just started recently to study my Frisian roots. I must say it's old language and history are very interesting. Thanks for the video

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Klaas Jan Walda That's very interesting! Enjoy your research and findings. 😊 It is for sure a great topic. Thank you for watching!

[@topaz898989]

Yes, I have really struggled to find Frieisian history written by Friesian people and source documents. It is all things people say about us which is all across the board and sometimes very confusing and mostly contradictory. I think I have gotten to the bottom of that part. It looks like because we were traders and an autonomous type area we may have taken on dissidents from other places similar to how America takes in political dissidents and all sorts of people. Is that correct? I also want to know more about the interactions with the royal families and the interactions with the trading companies. Any suggestions?

[@urbnctrl]

@@topaz898989 there is an entire book in Beowulf dedicated to the Frisians. You might after that study the Magna Frisia and afterwards you can visit Groningen to learn from the university where Frisian is a course. Good luck! This specifically is about West Frisian.

[@jesse8737]

My dad is Dutch and I’m in Australia. Proud of Frisia!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Ey, that is lovely! :-)

[@amcreative3784]

Same here Jesse, does explain the personality of the family! I love the flag.

[@thefnaffan2]

I didn't even know what a Frisian was till I looked up the meaning of my mothers maiden name Thole and found out it was Frisian..... Now I'm obsessed with them. Just a small number of badasses.. lol... Thanks for sharing

[@phyliciajoykloes]

That's so cool! I'm glad you found that out. Learning about family history is interesting. Thank you for taking the time to watch the video and write a comment.

[@jesse8737]

Where did you find the origins? My dad is Dutch his last name De Vriend. Don’t have contact with him or family and would like to know more.

[@jesse8737]

@jaep struiksma I tried meertens but I can’t read Dutch and some things came up

[@botreez]

Nice video. As a lover of all histories, I appreciate your time and effort into this presentation.

[@roosh5149]

Thanks for making this! I am currently making a personification of Fryslân, and it helps quite a bit to hear the information in a clear way

[@meanders9221]

Nice research project and presentation. For much more detail on Frisians and the trading empire they helped to develop all around the margins of the North Sea in the early Middle Ages I recommend Michael Pye's book The Edge of the World.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Michael Anderson Thank you so much! And also thanks for letting me know. 😊

[@badgerpa9]

This is an AWESOME video excellent job. I hope you keep sharing your knowledge.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you for your comment!

[@dimix2199]

2:00 don't you mean, just The Roman Empire? Since the Holy Roman Empire is a completely different empire in a different time...that got me really confused for a second.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

DIMIX I'm sorry for confusing you! You are right. 😉

[@dimix2199]

No problem. It's a really good and informative video! Great Work!!!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

DIMIX Thank you so much for saying that! I appreciate you took the time to watch it. 😊

[@thefnaffan2]

DIMIX Well, they fought with both. The holy Roman empire was ruled by Charlemagne and the Frank's. King Redbad fought off the Frank's and their forced conversion of Christianity for many years.

[@je-freenorman7787]

They are not different silly.

[@halbebokkevanklaarbergen3827]

Thank you for this excellent video. I am a proud Frisian: " Fryslân boppe". Greetings to all Frisions all over the world!!!

[@brenddevries7792]

It is in jierke ferlien mar goeie :p

[@lakkakka]

old comment but still. did you take part in the grutte pier project by tresoar? Where you submitted part of your family tree, and they would see if you were connected to Grutte's family tree. Seems I am a full cousin 16 times removed of his, one of the grandchildren of his uncle Tyreck Sybrantz. Bonga from his grandfather's side. There was a fun festival in kimswerd. Seems through Grutte I have extended family all over the planet.

[@jorvikdevegt66]

EALE FRYA FRESENA!!!

[@randyferwerda9153]

You are uneducated.

[@randyferwerda9153]

Simp

[@tarquinmidwinter2056]

I'm a Brit living in Gelderland. Some of my Dutch friends have a Frisian background, and they're all very proud of it. I did the 'Fietselfstedentocht' last year, so saw all of the 11 cities. You can check out my video of it. Love the flag too! Oh, and I also heard that for an English speaker Frisian is the easiest language to learn. Best of luck to you.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

It's easy for English speakers to learn because Frisian has a very similar sentence structure to English

[@danfrisard2442]

My last name is Frisard and my great grandparents migrated from the Rhineland between France and Germany because of the constant wars between those two countries and the many sons who were lost during those wars. I'm reaching out to any other Frisards in America and Europe . I'm located in another below sealevel town , New Orleans, which suffered the major flood of Katrina in August of 2005.

[@devonseamoor]

Thank you for a refreshing and sparkly testimony of your Frisian background. It's exactly as I feel it myself, being Frisian from my mother's side, who was born in Holwerd, right on the Frisian North coast. Like you, I'm quite determined in achieving my goals and patience served me well, in order to prepare for and make the journey overseas with a one way ticket. I live in Devon UK now and although I feel much at home where I am, my Frisian roots are in some peculiar way happy with this choice of location. I wish you the best of results in study and work, travels and marvels at what you'll explore and find out in life, with that attitude. Kudos!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Marian B. Thank you so much for your comment. That is so cool that you've got Frisian roots yourself. 😊 I am glad your decision was the right one. I like the UK a lot!

[@Quarton]

Love the information - I'm an American, with English, German, Dutch and French roots. I'm proud to have a common bond here! Great video, and I hope that you will make more videos!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Roger Quarton Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I want to look into this topic, but I don't have much spare time now. 😉

[@Quarton]

No need to hurry . . . I thought you did a great job, really. We'll wait, patiently! :-)

[@flyingdutchman3895]

Dankjewel voor deze mooie samenvatting

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Flying Dutchman Geen dank! 😊 Bedankt voor het kijken.

[@ErikOosterwal]

I like that your references include an article about Het Oera Linde Boek. There's a lot of interesting background in the story of that book; maybe you'll also find it interesting enough to make a video about that.

[@DieterHageman]

Bedankt om de video te maken! je confirmeert iets waar op ik aan het hopen was namelijk dat zelfs het hele schelde gebied van de Friezen was en ze een prachtige landbouw en handelscultuur hadden.... komen er heel goed uit in de geschiedenis van europa als handelsstam... From Antwerp with love!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Modern Nature Bedankt voor het kijken en voor deze lieve reactire!

[@joalexsg9741]

Fryske (Frisian) is such a beautiful language and the people are amazing, true freedom lovers. Wonderful video, thanks for uploading it here! P.S.: Your English is perfect, congrats! Fryslân boppe!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you! 🤗 Also, thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

[@joalexsg9741]

@@phyliciajoykloes You're most welcome! You both intelligent, humble and mega sweet and to top it all, you´re beautiful too :-)

[@phyliciajoykloes]

@@joalexsg9741 Haha, thank you for saying that. 😇 That's sweet of you. I love learning new things! And anyone I meet and connect with has a lesson that I can learn from. 🤗

[@k.b.392]

@@phyliciajoykloes It is my belief there are more Frisian who came to America than Dutch. Peter Stuyvesant & Mata Hari were Frisian.

[@Sydebern]

Frisians are the people of Freya. Freya (supposedly) taught Frisians the deep importance of freedom. She is the mother of the Frisians. To this day our motto is: Leaver dea as slaef Rather dead than slave

[@pernellcook5900]

Thank you so much for this video. I have found out that my ancestory is a direct to Frisia, so this video helped me understand my bloodlines. It is amazing to learn that an Oklahoman from farm country has a pretty impresive history. Thanks again for a great video!!!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you for your comment. That is so cool that you learned all that. 🤗

[@avoiceinsupportoftruth5]

Thank you for your history lesson. My grandmother was born in Boazum, Friesland 1895. I just got back from a trip to see where she lived as a child. I appreciate knowing more about them.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you for watching. How interesting! How was visiting where she lived?

[@brianmcmanus57]

awesome video :) thanks for sharing.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you for watching!

[@k.b.392]

"It was at the time that king Charles (Charlemagne) began to rule. Then there was in the district of the Saxons Liudingerus, a very strong lord. He wanted to equip himself so strongly that he would get king Charles' empire. Also wanted he to do more; he wanted to bring the strong Frisians under his authority. He ordered in whole his realm that he should be called mighty king. As king Charles became aware of this, then he was angry inside. He announced to the Frisians whether they with him would start a fight against the new king. The Frisians gathered; on this message they took a good decision. The Frisians very strongly went to the district of the Saxons. The Saxon lords became aware of that; they came to meet the Frisians on the field. Then they fought so grimly they slew the Saxons both the poor and the rich. But at last they caught the best of the Saxon lords and knights. Those they tied so much with strong fetters. Then they lead them by force where they found king Charles in his realm. When king Charles heard that the Saxon lords came to him all tied, he was very glad in his mind; he welcomed the brave Frisians. He then took them in his palace and served them both mead and wine. The Frisians left the kings' court; they arrived in their country with high praise. So you have heard how the strong Frisians then fared against the Saxons. There after it occurred at a time that the Roman lords began fight against king Charles. They wanted recklessly to keep the tax of the kingdom. The king severely announced this in whole his kingdom. They came all together who were in his realm, relatives and foreigners. As the Frisians heard this news they came to the kings court without being asked. There they came in useful because they had the courage of a brave lioness. There they spoke to the king heroically they would fight alone against the Roman lords for the empire. They took the sharp swords in their hands and placed themselves in front of the castle. The lords inside the castle saw this; they went to fight against the Frisians on the field. An ordeal was begun; many valuable fighter was then there slain. Then at that moment the Frisians violently began to fight upon the lords. Frightened the lords then looked back and all of them flew quickly to the castle. The Frisians followed with determined mind, that they would win the castle with force. But at last they won the castle and the best of the lords. People began to close the gates, but king Charles and his troops were outside. The Frisians took a decision; they would give king Charles both castle and garrison. The king thought to himself how he should repay the brave Frisians with some goods for this enormous action. First of all he gave them a great gift. Twenty coins of fiery red gold that the Frisians should give the empire yearly as tax That gift that he gave the Frisians, that should always and forever endure. Besides he commanded imperially that no lord should force them by power. Unless it were that they would do it by their own free will that they would accept a lord. But I don't think to myself, that they by own will would recognize a lord. The king was not satisfied with this order, the authority of the holy pope he added to it. He then asked it the pope that he would put the Frisians under clerical rule. He forever excommunicated all those that the Frisians caused any trouble. There commanded king Charles publicly that the Frisians should choose new judges every year. He put the imperial crown on their head, therefore he ordered to shave them. But if they did not want to do that, they were allowed to let their hair grow freely. that all people might see then that he has made them free. He commanded them then kingly, all Frisians that were strong and rich, that they should receive an accolade on their white neck; After that he should always be knight. He should carry a very nice weapon; on his shield he should paint the royal crown. That he this gift had given the Frisians for ever for that he took to witness kings and dukes and many other high men. But at last, That the descendents should know forever, in the letters it was written about the gifts, that nothing should be forgotten. The seal was of fiery red gold, that all people should know that this gift should exist forever. This letter they gave the free Frisian in his hand. With pride and with honour he went back to his own free country. In this way all people may understand that king Charles the Frisians has made free because of that strong fight."

[@entropytango5348]

Very inspirational and encourages me to think well of my ancient dutch heritage. Well Done

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you so much for watching! History is interesting, isn't it? The Frisians definitely fought back. Thanks to them (and my family's history of course), I can call myself Dutch now.

[@ancestralvoices1]

Terrific video! You put a lot of time into making this, researching, etc. Thank you. Greetings from the US, and sadness as well -- because this video reminded me of a place in my heart, and my own ancestors -- Hindeloopen. Someday I will return to that magical village -- and just breathe, and be. Dank u wel!

[@crazynormal2766]

Thank you for this, I have Fresian heritage but not interested in horses which is all that comes up when I search Fresian history.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Rob C Thank you for watching! 😊 I'm glad you enjoyed it. I hope your further search has more results!

[@yaminabouhas3983]

My mother is from Friesland......i was born and raised in West Friesland. My father is from Kabyle in Algeria.....thé Kabyle People are like the Frisian. They have their own language and culture. Make Friesland great again....

[@jordanbouma9620]

Yamina Bouhas I found out not that long ago that my bloodlines are Frisian. My last name is Bouma and I noticed that yours isn’t far off. Just thought that that was pretty cool.

[@yaminabouhas3983]

@@jordanbouma9620 my mother's name is Brondsema...... it's Frisian. Like your name it's Frisian...it end with ma☺️

[@badgerstate3451]

Very nice video. (I'm in love) :)

[@MoorganHart]

You have talent for this. It reminds me of early videos by some of the famous KZbinrs I’ve seen like PewDiePie (in terms of quality). With improved skills I think you could get there. By the way, don’t they still speak Frisian in the Netherlands county of Frisia/Friesland? Some parts of Germany too I believe. From what I recall there’s 3 major versions of it still in use, with many less common sublanguages as well. By no means a dead language, despite more divergent variations like English, Dutch, and Afrikaans being more main stream.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you for your comment. That is such a compliment. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and see potential. Yes, you are correct! Frisian is still an alive language in the Netherlands. I don't speak it, unfortunately. It is funny, though, how people have come onto my path who have Frisian roots. I am not familiar with the different versions of Frisian.

[@trob1173]

It looks like the Frisians held the line against Rome and later the Franks. I'm an Anglo-Celtic American. My Anglian ancestors and I thank our Frisian brethren.

[@kleptik117]

Love the passion! Definitely Frisian blood. I was also born in NL then moved to the states years ago, but I just found out my grandfather is Frisian

[@k.b.392]

My Pake, too, came to USA from Friesland. I think, more Frisian came to North America than Dutch.

[@erwinj9697]

@@k.b.392 I know alot of Frisian farmers went to Canada, the US and New Zealand after the 2nd world war but I only know people who have family in Canada and New Zealand but two of my uncles visited Texas to meet up with some farmers that still have family here. I worked for a farmer who has a family in New Zealand for example. A lot of farmers moved because making a living here became difficult during that time I think but I'm not sure if that is the reason.

[@k.b.392]

@@erwinj9697 Peter Stuyvesant is Frisian. Hofstra University is named after a Frisian. MANY Frisian came to America. Most surnames ending with -stra, -sma, -ga, -ma are Frisian. De Vries de Fries) surname is the #1 Frisian surname, Hoekstra & Dijkstra #2 & #3. It is my belief the surname Dijkstra was changed to Dykeman; to people at Ellis Island, the ' ij ' looked like ' y ' to them when written in script. Mata Hari was Frisian. (Jane Fonda, TRAITOR) Fonda is a Frisian surname.

[@SpikeTheHedgehog89]

As a Mennonite, much of my roots come from Friesland, as well as the rest of the Netherlands and Germany. Was very interesting to see what my ancestors did back in the day!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Oh wow, thank you for watching and leaving a comment. Thanks for sharing that. :-) I am glad you enjoyed. I am currently reading Call Newport's Digital Minimalism and the Amish and Mennonite communities were mentioned as technology use is more intentionally thought about and chosen for use. May I ask how you enjoy browsing/using website(s) like KZbin, and how it adds value to your life? If you don't want to answer, I'd respect that. However, since I am more aware of my own screen time and want to minimize that, the question arose after reading your comment.

[@SpikeTheHedgehog89]

@@phyliciajoykloes You're welcome! I tend to spend a little too much time on KZbin and just the internet in general to be honest haha. I have been really working on minimizing how often I go on social media as I can, and so for it's working out pretty well.

[@dogie1070]

Be a teacher! We need teachers like you!

[@Blastomagnifico]

I think you'll make an excellent teacher. Good luck!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you so much! :-)

[@Ck-zk3we]

well done!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you very much! :-)

[@bz2unow]

Very inspired by your ancestors and how they made a lasting rich cultural heritage! Please keep honoring your heritage and have a big family to keep it going! 🌸💗😃

[@phyliciajoykloes]

bz2unow That's such a sweet comment! Thanks!!!

[@tabdats8084]

The sense of community and goal focus yiu speak of is a strong Frisian cultural heritage we call in Frisian "Mienskip" (gemeenschap) There are several Frisian leaders such as Grutte Pier king Audulf (who fought off the Franks) and the king Redbad (radboud), as well as the king Finn Folcwalding who, together with his Frisian army, is mentioned in Beowulf too.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

That's awesome to know. Mienskip. I've learned a word. Thank you for taking the time to comment that. 🤗

[@rajubasumataryeating]

Beautiful

[@shishkabobby]

During Roman times, there was Lacus Flevo, a freshwater lake. In 1287, it was flooded the day after St Luicia's day. This same body of water became the saltwater Zuyder Zee (and Amsterdam became a sea port). I would love to know more about the ship making techniques of the Frisians, I am assuming that they shared ship building techniques with their Scandinavian neighbors (so something like the Hjortspring boat?).

[@SyeedAli]

Have you studied the Frisian language? I'm about to begin learning, and there doesn't appear to be a proper course out there for it. I'm getting an introduction from the university of Groningen, but it's going to be bad, so I have to make my own course to learn it. If you've succeeded in your education, and you speak Frisian, and you're interested, you could come help. :)

[@phyliciajoykloes]

I actually havent learned the Frisian language. How exciting that you're going to learn, though! It's surprising that they don't have proper classes to learn the language. I currently teach, but I dont teach Frisian. 😉

[@tabdats8084]

You should try NHL Stenden University in the city Leeuwarden (capital of Frisia). 45mins ride or 30min trainride from Groningen. Alot of people in NHL university actually still speak Frisian as their mothertongue and are bi- or tri-lingual in Dtuch Frisian and English. NHL has a Frisian language course as well. Since people here mostly either speak or understand Frisian daily you will pick it up really fast here. I am half Melanesian and half Dutch, grew up in Frisia and even I speak the language sufficiently for day to day conversation just by living here. So: NHL Stenden University

[@entropytango5348]

Just some ideas for further video's, Civilis and the Batavian revolt 69-70AD. And Frisians vs Holland in the dark ages 5-7th centuries. Keep it up I am a big fan

[@conroecurio5145]

thank you young lady, the y dna in my father's line seems to originate in freesia, so it was nice to learn something about the ancient peoples I am descended from

[@conroecurio5145]

@@gruilen I think I do, pretty sure it is.

[@dorothyfreeman4828]

Yay you're bk how are u its been ages hope all is well with u.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Hey! :-) I've been inactive for too long; I'm sorry. I'll be working on footage to upload for you, so stay tuned. I'm doing well, though. I hope you're doing great yourself! :-)

[@cbear9263]

I so appreciate learning this. According to my DNA most of my ancestors came from Friesa, Denmark, & England. I am an American and am fascinated with our ancient history of the Netherlands/Friesa. Plus my great-great grandmother was born in the Netherlands.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

That's so cool! Learning about your family history is interesting for sure. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy the rest of your search.

[@clontstable1]

You speak flawless English.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Michael Clonts Aw, thank you! That's a really kind compliment. 😊

[@virvisquevir3320]

andthenifellinlove - Yes, but according to American universities, that's a "microaggression". LOL.

[@aliaguerin1266]

Frisians and Dutch love microaggression but we both keep it healthy:)

[@robtebb]

Liked this.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you for taking your time to watch and to leave a comment.

[@gurbe95]

Hi, Can you tell something about king Redbard? This was a really nice vid! Thank you!

[@Jan-vc1qg]

There is a movie in the making. Redbad from Dorestad. Its now cald Wijk bij duurstede,thats were i live now.

[@catherineannemccloskey-ros9500]

I would enjoy you doing a review of " Redbad." or even the older film "The Warlord" These films gave an interest in Frisia. You did an excellent job. Succes!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you for your tip. I'll consider it.

[@catherineannemccloskey-ros9500]

@@phyliciajoykloes Brilliant!

[@PieterStar]

Thanks a lot for this wonderfull explanation of my Fryske Groun, and i am proud to be a real Frisian and i am living in a wonderfull city called Heerenveen

[@NaeKid]

I was always told that my background was from Friesland, a province in Holland. I have been learning more about my background (and the history of my name). One thing I recently learned was that Frisia was the birthplace of Vikings and that they got their beginnings trying to fight off the French and other conquering nations. Its because of the Vikings that Frisia held onto its roots and did not bow to other nations

[@jacquelinevanderkooij4301]

Your Viking story is totally not true. Do not know who told/wrote that is bullshit.

[@angelaflying9591]

finally an accurate (or close) fighting scene, never thought they would jump on them though lol

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Haha, I'm glad you liked it. After I saw the movie, I had to integrate it into my research project.

[@angelaflying9591]

@@phyliciajoykloes thank you for your video , have a nice day :)

[@phyliciajoykloes]

@@angelaflying9591 Thank you! U wish you a great day too. 🤗

[@mornuza938]

I'm writing this comment in English, but i am Frysk. thank you for making this video! I am very interested in what you know. Where did you learn all this? and also its very nice to see that young Frisian woman show interest in their heritage. you dont see that alot. I myself live in Den Haag but I'm very eager to learn more about the my ancestors.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Jesse Thank you so much! I am Dutch and I am from Hoorn, Noord-Holland. When I studied in the U.S., we had to do a research project on an ancient civilisation. I wanted to learn more about the Netherlands before Willem van Oranje and the Spanish. I was very interested in learning more about the Dutch inhabitants during the time of the Romans. Thank you for watching and for taking your time to comment!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Yes, Hoorn is in West-Friesland!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you for taking your time to watch the video and comment! I appreciate that a lot. :-) To be honest, I learned most of this during the research I did for this exact project. I was born and raised in Hoorn (Noord-Holland), and I loved history. I was lucky enough to have great history teachers, and when I studied in the US I decided to look into that part of history that all my teachers seemed to pass by many years. I love learning about heritage and culture, and it teaches me more about the very far away roots of where I come from. PS, Den Haag is awesome! I visit the city some times. ;-)

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Duke Knoop Bedankt voor het bericht! 😊 Meerdere literatuur is altijd interessant om door te nemen. En ik heb niet gedacht aan een DNA onderzoek, nee.

[@mikehoff6568]

Harvey Cedar Take the Westfriese omringdijk and the Noordhollands Kanaal (channel),and you pretty much have the border of the West Friesland region!

[@jacekubian9230]

Very interesting viedo. Are you a historian by profession?

[@phyliciajoykloes]

I currently teach. 😊 Thank you for watching!

[@jacekubian9230]

​@@phyliciajoykloes Great! As the Romans said, "Historia est vita memoriae et magistra vitae" :) Even the Polish Nobel Prize winner Henryk Sienkiewicz in his novel "Teutonic Knights" mentioned "Knights from a distant Frisian nation who live by the sea" :)

[@mrpatriot8279]

Oh your presentation is good.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Michael H Thanks!!!

[@j.w7611]

This announcement does not have the purpose to hack this video, but only serves as proof. "The principal Proto-Germanic branch of the Indo-European family tree is R1b-S21. This haplogroup is found at high concentrations in the Netherlands and north-west Germany. It is likely that R1b-S21 lineages expanded in this region through a founder effect during the Unetice period, then penetrated into Scandinavia around 1700 BCE (probably alongside R1a-L664), thus creating a new culture, that of the Nordic Bronze Age (1700-500 BCE). R1b-S21 would then have blended for more than a millennium with preexisting Scandinavian populations, represented by haplogroups I1, I2-L801, R1a-Z284. When the Germanic Iron Age started c. 500 BCE, the Scandinavian population had developed a truly Germanic culture and language, but was divided in many tribes with varying levels of each haplogroup. R1b-S21 became the dominant haplogroup among the West Germanic tribes, but remained in the minority against I1 and R1a in East Germanic and Nordic tribes, including those originating from Sweden such as the Goths, the Vandals and Lombards." kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJvYlJ2OqMeXn6M&lc=z23jinzh0ufrhfs3sacdp435lxjyyiqpt4pvao4je5pw03c010c.1534775163415880

[@roodborstkalf9664]

Extremely interesting. Are you familiar with the Nordwestblock hypothesis? Before Germanic and Celtic was spoken in Low-Countries and Western Germany there are some indications that they spoke a Venetic language in this area (say around 500 BC).

[@patrickaumento7397]

Very interesting, I didn't know their language influenced Latvian as well! I've got Norman and Scanian ancestry but there's probably some Frisian in that..

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thanks for the time to watch the video! History is pretty awesome to dig into.

[@matthewm2528]

WHat movie was that?

[@keesjanhoeksema9575]

Nice video and good to do research on Your background! And Yes the Dutch geography and history is quiet a complex one. I’m from the capital that doesn’t house the government or the Royal family; Amsterdam (That used to be the capital of the Dutch Republic after Antwerp, currently Belgium! fell to the Spanish army) but I bear A Frisian name that used to be Hoeksema-Boninga, But my Great grand father dropped the second name out of principle the second name was granted in the middle ages because our ancestors developed a method to dye textile dark blue, wich was a colour reserved for aristrocrats. The family was given the right to bare a second aristocratic name which my great-grand father resented because he who worked him self up from a orphan to a director of a ships engine company felt that all people should be equal. Then there is Frisians who say that the names ending with: “ga” are from Groningen. But our family crest is in the Frisian museum and he did marry a woman from Groninger family Kraaima. This all happend in pre-war Amsterdam so a Frisian and a Groningian in the capital of the Netherlands. Are they Dutch? In Friesland they usually don not like to be referred to as ‘Dutch’ since they fought just as hard as hard against the Graaf van Holland as they did against any conqueror before them! They are part of a culture that was linked to the Scandinavian tribes and during the Viking age their coastal towns delivered longboats and rowers to the viking fleet. Their greatest hero is Great Pier, a farmer of 2,15 meter who handed a two handed sword of 2,12 meters! he fought against the german Saxons and the Dutch and anybody that could not pronounce a certain sentence in Frisian on demand would be killed by him. And also a large part of the Netherlands did get conquered by the Romans, and they did influence the Dutch culture very much by founding city’s building roads and bridges, and also other conquerors like Habsburg-Spain, Napoleonic France and Hitler German occupation did influence everything in our culture, language philosophy etc. The Dutch who themselves conquered and colonized many countries around the world like Brazil, New Amsterdam (NY) the Antilles, Dutch-Indonesia, Sri-Lanka and they did bring their influence upon these cultures....

[@phyliciajoykloes]

First off, thank you so much for writing such a detailed comment. The way you described it all was a lovely read. I love history, and I wanted to learn more. As far as I know, you know a whole lot about your own heritage. So cool!!! What you mentioned about the Frisian saying, I went to Leeuwarden a couple of months ago where I also read a sentence on the wrapping paper of a beer bottle that said something similar as what you described. I wonder if it is the same saying. I couldn't pronounce it since my heritage is coming a lot more from the Holland generation. (I was born and raised in Hoorn, but my parents come from Amsterdam, or the Zaanstreek. Also, some roots are from Germany). I love history and learning! Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write all of that out. Where did you learn/research all of this?

[@dteun]

Hej noemde je de Oera linda?

[@ulf5202]

I’m an Englishman and have always wondered who the frisians were and there history, you tell their story so well

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you! :-)

[@deepdungeon]

As an Englishman, did you notice that Anglo-Saxon military epic Beowulf is predicated largely on conflict with the Frisians :0 I wonder if it's because they weren't christian

[@jacobfrederikkootstra3852]

Great video, i am proud to be Frisian.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Jacob Frederik Kootstra That's great to hear!

[@yuriklaver4639]

Correction: it was only after around the year 400, the start of the transgression period, when large parts of The Netherlands became flooded by the sea.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thanks for commenting!

[@koosmeinders2667]

Thanks for sharing this video. About the frisians lovely history video. I also am dutch with frisian roots i from Groningen. Like to see more videos in the future great Job.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you so much for watching, and also for taking the time to comment. :-) I am Dutch as well, and although I was born in Hoorn, Noord-Holland, I find it very interesting to discover how the original people where I live lived like back in the day.

[@koosmeinders2667]

@@phyliciajoykloes i also studied germanic tribes as well. History is part of who we are today. And we have a lot to be thankfull of because of our ancestors. Het ga je goed en bedankt voor je video.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

@@koosmeinders2667 That's so cool! I totally agree. If one event were to be different or not happen at all, everything would be different today. It definitely helps shape communities and individuals. Bedankt voor je bericht! Ik wens jou ook al het goede. 😊

[@xXTheoLinuxXx]

@@phyliciajoykloes but Hoorn is West Friesland :) Ik heb zelf een aantal jaren in Medemblik gewoond en mijn grootouders spraken West Fries, wat toch wel wat anders is dan normaal Fries.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

@@xXTheoLinuxXx Ja, dat klopt zeker. Toen ik dat deel van Nederland onderzocht, kwam ik erachter dat toendertijd de Friezen er woonden. West-Fries en Fries is natuurlijk anders.

[@cazek445]

They actually did get to Friesland at some point. But they only stayed there for a couple of years.

[@robertsmits3272]

Geweldig meid !!

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Robert Smits Bedankt! 😊

[@LuvBorderCollies]

Interesting video. My father's family comes from the river area from Arnhem thru Utrecht. Because of the heavy Roman presence along the rivers I got interested in researching the history. You are correct in saying the Frisians fought back against Rome but there is a little more to the story :-). Julius Caesar went up the N.Holland strip or tried to. His legions were defeated in at least two good fights and decided to withdraw from the area. The land was too heavily forested and was totally unsuited to Roman Legion tactics and the Frisians took advantage of the forests to ambush the legions repeatedly (ala Teutonberg Forest later on). Also N.Holland was a thinner strip of land than it is now. Later on when Rome was more established in the region many young Frisians joined the Roman legion as auxilary troops. Frisians also liked to trade with the Romans and vice versa. Romans were fond of the Frisian's ox-hides or bull-hides. Not sure what made them special. Its fascinating that Frisians were a distinct enough group to be recognized by the Romans so long ago.

[@dorothyfreeman4828]

You look so brown and very healthy glad your back that's so good to hear glad your ok in life there are up's and downs but yes I am good :)

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Haha, I was very tan after running many miles in the Florida sun! Everyone has their ups and downs, and I'm glad to hear you're OK!

[@frankbalk185]

Moin from the saxonian netherlands - a small enclave on german territory, where the people still speak twente platt. In all directions you find here another lower german dialect or speach. northwest are the west frisians, north the east frisians, east the amsivarii, southeast the munsterländer and south the chauks. all sound and spell a bit different, but you can head along the coast far, far east to prussia - and will still find people, you can understand without problems. the midage "hanse" culture could be reason for this wide spread.

[@jaccoscherjon1814]

Do you live in friesland ?

[@phyliciajoykloes]

No, I don't! I currently live in Noord-Holland.

[@andreascovano7742]

do you mean pliny the elder?

[@Tripserpentine]

Plinius Latin or Pliny (oh How the English butcher Latin) in English, yes you are right ;).

[@Zooming-is-me]

respect... from Friesland... Magna Friesia !

[@phyliciajoykloes]

🤗🤗🤗

[@rajubasumataryeating]

Lovely 🌹🌹🌹

[@lb5560]

It’s funny that I am half Frisian despite not even looking Frisian. Being part of two minority groups (Frisia in the Netherlands and Manado in Indonesia) made me interested in learning cultures and languages. It’s sad though to know that the cultures are dying though.. Would’ve loved to know some Frisian... Now the only Frisian thing about me is my last name Boersma. Wich does come handy though when applying for jobs as Frisian are known to be good and honest people👍🏼

[@phyliciajoykloes]

How lovely that you've got such roots! I understand that the thought of a culture dying out is sad; however, by learning and telling stories we keep these heritages alive. I have yet to learn more Frisian myself. Also, isn't it interesting how such biases exist and stay prominent?

[@gzpo]

Much love, thank you. I am 8.333% Dutch.

[@Hero_Of_Old]

The Oera Linda book!

[@JackyNickelson]

Pardon me. But Friesland wasn't conquered. But there were trading posts here in Friesland. Franeker is the famous one. I know you do understand Dutch very well. Hope you can read Frisian as well. I hope the article still does excist. This was about the trading posts in Friesland. The article is in the paper called Friesch dagblad. (It was published over 10 years ago). I know because I worked for a few years at Friesch dagblad.

[@JackyNickelson]

The maps of Friesland are also incorrect. The southern part reached out what is nowdays nothern France. Dunkirk. The nothern part reached in now days Den Mark. Those border lines from nowdays wiki page (related) sites are gambles and/ or incorrect. The best are real old libary books (who are totally are and well preserved).

[@janvandemaas4148]

I think we can not mention Friesian history without mentioning the “ Batavieren “ as this Germanic tribe had a great impact on the “ low lands “ This little part of Western Europe with its unique history and battle with the sea and it’s resilient people I am proud to be part of. Thank you for this tutorial, very interesting indeed. As a “ Hollander “ I have always had the greatest respect for my Friesian cousins !

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you for watching and leasing a comment. I agree with you, the Frisians weren't alone. I could've gone into more depth about that. 😉

[@taylor.rafferty]

Don’t forget the East Frisians 😍now part of Germany. Not all of us Frisians are Dutch 🤓

[@phyliciajoykloes]

That's true! 🤗🤗

[@acmatt1989]

A Frisian is a frisian. Lol my ex wife and my son are frysk

[@friesensdiecastcollection2734]

You ignored totaly the East-Frisians and North-Frisians in Germany on the east-side of the river Ems. I'm East-Frisian and there is more frisian history. Before the Battle at Teutoburg Forest 9 A.D. the frisian harbour Amesia ( City of Emden / Germany ) at the eastside of the river Ems, was besieged or attacked by roman military to get taxes for Rome from there. This was one of more reasons later, why Arminius fought against Varus at Teutoburg Forest. After this battle and the following Germanicus-campaign , Rome stopped the expansion to the East of Germania and the river Ems was the natural border to protect East-Frisia. The west side of the Ems was occupied by the Roman Empire. Frisian tribes were also involved at Teutoburg Forest. The native german East-Frisians have the closest genetic code with Anglo-Saxons in East-Anglia and Northumbria in U.K. today. The East-Frisians and North-Frisian tribes lived together with the Anglo-Saxon tribes, who went later to Southengland and founded the 4 early christian english kingdoms. The North-Frisians at the border to Denmark, on the island Helgoland and the North-Frisian Islands were long time indepedant and allied with the danish vikings. The viking trade post Haithabu or Hedeby in Schleswig-Holstein/ Germany was a settlement of frisians and vikings ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedeby_Viking_Museum ). The danish vikings invaded in the anglo-saxon terretories in U.K.. The East-Frisians were often in conflict with the Low Saxons of Oldenburg/Germany. I grow up in Friedeburg/ East-Frisia. Friedeburg was a frisian fort or castle at the "Friesischer Heerweg"/ Frisian Army track ( de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friesischer_Heerweg ) at the border between the occupied saxon terretories of East-Frisia ( Friesland in Oldenburg, or Landkreis Friesland today) and East-Frisia. The North-Frisian language is a sign for long independance of the Frisians, and alived on islands in Germany, because Helgoland in the higher North-Sea of the German Bight was sometimes danish/ british or at the end german. Also the North-Frisian Islands were sometimes danish, prussian and at the end german. The gouvernments for these islands changed often, but not the North-Frisian dialect. The North- and East- Frisian history is very interesting for people in U.K. The East-Frisian language, Sater-Frisian, alived only in the Saterland in Germany after the 30 years war. The protestant monk Martin Luther was the first, who translated the Holy Bibly in a german language ( Modern Standard High German), and the Saterland ,enclosed and isolated by swamps, were the borderland between the catholic Emsland and the protestantic East-Frisia after the 30 years war. That's the reason why East-Frisians are speaking East-Frisian Low German or High German of the saxons, because they read the protestantic Gutenberg-Bible. The East-Frisians were often working immigrants in the Netherlands later, that we called here "Hollandgänger" or "Frieslandgänger" after the 30 years war. Otherwise Frisians from West-Frisia came to built dutch channels / "Grachten" and cultivate the landscape in East-Frisia, Emsland and Oldenburg. A lot of of villages in East-Frisia have names with "..... fehn" at the end, like Großefehn, Petersfehn, same like in the Netherlands ".......veen" for Amstelveen. We call this "Fehnkultur"/ veen-culture, a dutch influence. Also, you forget to say, that the people spoken a Low German dialect in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands, familar with the East-Frisian Low German and the Low German of Oldenburg in Gerrmany. The Netherlands were first independant after the 80 years war with Spain and the 30 years war, and dutch started to be the standard language. It's also interesting, that parts of East-Frisia, Jever, the Wangerland, and the East-Frisian island Wangerooge were spanish and went after the 80 years war to the low saxon territory of Oldenburg.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Friesens Diecastcollection Wow, well spoken. I appreciate that you took the time to write all this. You are right, though. I only focused on the Netherlands.

[@joalexsg9741]

It´s important to notice that mainstream scholars are still in denial of the true nature of the Northumbrian and Cumbrian dialects, i.e, regional Germanic languages in themselves, and not dialects of English. I believe these two are actually derived from Old Northumbrian, the true Anglian language, since it would be absurd to think that the Angles would speak a hybrid language, Anglo-Saxon, when they still had their own, the Angle's tongue! It is a shame that to this day the classic works found in Old Northumbrian are still called as being written in a 'dialect of Old English'. I would not be surprised if some studies found that Old Frisian would show even more similarities with Old Northumbrian and even between the modern phases of these languages, despite the different influences on their lexicons through time. I think Scots also evolved out of Old Northumbrian and not as some try to put it as a 'dialect' of English, so the three, Scots, (modern) Northumbrian and Cumbrian are the modern developments of Old Northumbrian. www.northumbriana.org.uk/langsoc/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumbrian_Old_English kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZPalIevgsSLp5o kzbin.info/www/bejne/aai5dH2LhtKHd68 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbrian_dialect www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Cumbria_Traditions/tradition_view.php?tradition=language_and_dialect_of_cumbria www.lakelanddialectsociety.co.uk/ cumbriadialect.blogspot.com/ Of course there was also the Celtic language, Cymbric/Cumbric, but this is another beautiful story of the Indo-European saga.

[@k.b.392]

12 BC, the Romans discovered Magna Frisia. Prior to 400 AD when floods came many Frisians migrated to Kent, England & Flanders. BUT the Kent, England Frisians moved back to Friesland at some point. Frisii are the original Frisian people. "The Frisii (Old Frisian and Old English: Frīs) were an ancient Germanic tribe living in the low-lying region between the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta and the River Ems, and the presumed or possible ancestors of the modern-day ethnic Frisians. The Frisii were among the migrating Germanic tribes that settled along the North Sea in the 4th century BC. They came to control the area from roughly present-day Bremen to Bruges, and conquered many of the smaller offshore islands. In the 1st century BC, the Frisii halted a Roman advance and thus managed to maintain their independence. In the Germanic pre-Migration Period (i.e., before c. 300 AD) the Frisii and the related Chauci, Saxons, and Angles inhabited the Continental European coast from the Zuyder Zee to south Jutland. All of these peoples shared a common material culture, and so cannot be defined archaeologically. On the east they were originally bordered by the Ampsivarii who lived at the mouth of the Ems until AD 58, at which time the Chauci expelled them and gained a border with the Frisii. The Chauci to the east were eventually assimilated by their presumed descendants the Saxons in the 3rd century. Some or all of the Frisii may have joined into the Frankish and Saxon peoples in late Roman times, but they would retain a separate identity in Roman eyes until at least 296, when they were forcibly resettled as laeti (i.e., Roman-era serfs) and thereafter disappear from recorded history. Their tentative existence in the 4th century is confirmed by archaeological discovery of a type of earthenware unique to 4th-century Frisia, called terp Tritzum, showing that an unknown number of Frisii were resettled in Flanders and Kent, likely as laeti under the aforementioned Roman coercion. The lands of the Frisii were largely abandoned by c. 400 due to Migration wars, climatic deterioration and flooding caused by sea level rise. They lay empty for one or two centuries, when changing environmental and political conditions made the region habitable again. At that time, settlers that came to be known as 'Frisians' repopulated the coastal regions. Medieval and later accounts of 'Frisians' refer to these 'new Frisians' rather than to the ancient Frisii." The Frisii were the indigenous people of the Netherlands & countries along the North Sea. BTW, I read that artifacts were found in western Netherlands that are supposed to be of Frisian making & date back to 1750 BC.

[@janpopkebouma7194]

Not all the lands were flooded and not all Frisians migrated. Als always, the sick, the old, the invalids, the poor and their caretakers with a skeleton crew to keep things up and running, stayed behind. And these Frisian people were later on 'replenished' with other (new) Frisians who came later. But they came from the same lands in Germany and Denmark etc. were the 'first' Frisians came from. They were the same people. The king of the Jutes did send taxcollecters to Frisia for a very long time because he saw them as 'of his peoples'. So, even the 'new' or 'later' Frisians are real Frisians and very related to the 'first' Frisians who went away for the floods. Just like the Turcs came in a few waves from the Asiatic steppes of Russia into the land that today is called Turkey. But in that country lived Greeks, Armenians, Kurdish tribes and Hebreeén peoples. In the lands the Frisians came there lived nobody, but it wasn't possible. We, the Frisians made in possible by draining the swamps. We took our land from out of the sea (North Sea/Frisian Sea), but the Dutch developt our land winning techniques and made international fame with us. They always did steal from us and pretented it was theirs. Typical Dutch.

[@k.b.392]

@@janpopkebouma7194 When I was in Hamm visiting my mom's cousin, Heinz, I mentioned on my dad's side I am Frisian. Heinz told me along the North Sea in Germany are people who speak another language; Frisian. I read that these Frisian consider themselves Frisian FIRST, German second. BTW, my dad's 2nd cousin, Roelof Boltje, dredged/made the Copacabana. Look up R. Boltje en Zonen on youtube. There are about 18 videos of him & his business. There's a plaque at the Copacabana Beach with our name on it.

[@k.b.392]

@@janpopkebouma7194 The nerve of the Dutch to FINALLY make the Frisian language an OFFICIAL language in 1955. Mighty white of the Dutch, ya think???!!! Frisian language is OLDER than the Dutch language...!!!! I found out last year via AncestryDNA that I am 6% Euro Jew. I narrowed it my my dad's side. I think his Frisian dad, my pake. I was told my pake's ancestors actually immigrated into Friesland from Giethoorn around 1750 AD for the peatbogs. These people are/were called Gietersens. Through research I found that Giethoorn was settled 1230 AD by fugitives from the Mediterranean area. Could they have been Jewish...???? I did find info stating that these fugitives were flagellants...YIKES...!! My dad's 2nd cousin, Roelof, dredged the Copacabana. My surname is BOLTJE not Boltjes. However, I did find info about a man, Tjeerd (??) Boltje, who gave the surname Boltje to some of his kids & the surname Boltjes to other of his kids. Weird. I have been able to trace back to my 5 time great grandfather, Hilbrand Boltje; don't know the year. BUT have traced the surname BOLTJE to about 1625. www.tresoar.nl & www.allefriezen.nl . De Vries/De Fries (The Frieze/Fries) is the #1 Frisian surname. Dijkstra & Hoekstra; 2nd & 3rd most common Frisian surnames. My great Beppe's surname was/is Waterlander.

[@svhoeght]

ik houd van je video. ik weet niet hoe Frisian ben ik, maar mijn naam heeft Nederlandse geschiedenis. Sorry for my Dutch, your video is very interesting.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Ontzettend bedankt! :-) Your Dutch is fine; I totally understood what you wrote. I'd recommend looking into your genealogy, and I bet you'll discover some interesting facts!

[@svhoeght]

andthenifellinlove yes, I have done some research by geneanet. My grandfather's family was from Leuven and my grandmother's family frontera Terveuren, both in Belgium. Sadly my name has been changed just a letter, instead of Vanderhoeght, Vanderhoegft. But that makes a little difficult go farther on the past.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

I'm glad to hear you gave it a go! And that's so interesting. Do you know why the change of letters occurred? Did your family move to another country or region when the name changed for the first time?

[@svhoeght]

andthenifellinlove It was around 1800 but I'm not sure why. I think that f was changed by gh in an error of scripture. I am currently living in Uruguay, my grandparents came here after the second world war.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Wow, crazy how an error remained to exist! I'm sorry to hear your grandparents had to leave the Netherlands after World War 2. I wonder if your grandparents have come back to the Netherlands at all after they settled in Uruguay.

[@ronald7139]

Freisland rocks! My mother is Frisian.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

ronald baden Yes, it rocks for sure! 😊

[@robertusschouten973]

I am also from the Netherlands. Now living in the US since I was 5 years old I was always interested in history but what we were taught things that were not accurate they never gave credit to Cornelius Schouten who discovered Cape Hoorn. My mom is Frisian.

[@kaziu312]

Pliny the Elder...survived the Frisians....killed by a volcano. Damn, that's rough. At least the eruption was named after him. 🌋

[@phyliciajoykloes]

I didn't know this until now!

[@kaziu312]

andthenifellinlove Yeah, he was killed in trying to rescue people from a seaside resort during the famous eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. To this day, we call that type of eruption a Plinian eruption.

[@ronaldwinfield307]

Good presentation. The Frisians were awesome warriors, awesome vegetable & dairy farmers. As an Anglo-Saxon I am sure I have Frisian ancestors. Hold on to your Dutch identity.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you so much!

[@gls600]

It is nearly impossible to tell that American English is not your native tounge. The "th" sound is the only indication.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Haha, that's so cool you say that! I am not sure how I picked it up like that. 😂 I'm sure living in Florida for four years has a lot to do with it.

[@boukevanderwier]

heb je dit ook in het nederlands of fries

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Helaas niet! Daarbij spreek ik geen Fries. 😉

[@hansbreslau8119]

Hey, the map you give at 1:42 is sort of wrong. Frisians did not cross the River Ems before 600 or 700 AC. Quite the opposite: the Chauci which later formed the Saxons settled west of it. This is why people in the east of the Netherlands speak Nedersaksies and not Nederfranconian: As the Chauci/ Saxons left the coastal and River marches to conquer Britain, the Frisian started to take that land.

[@hansbreslau8119]

But the vid is really good and full of information.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you for your feedback. To be honest, I wasn't too picky choosing photos to add to my video when I edited this video for my research project at school. I appreciate you took the time to watch and comment. I'm glad you liked it.

[@iem7252]

My mom is dutch and my dad is greek. I understand that dutch people have blue eyes due to their germanic heritage. But why my mom has green eyes. Is it possible that she is celtic? or did green eyes also exist in germanic tribes.?

[@Tripserpentine]

Colour of eyes is really not fixed to one race/tribe, there are a lot of tribes in Iran, Pakistan and India and even China that have blue eyes. Colour of eyes is not fixed to race (there are some that are more common than others). I'm Dutch and Green, Blue and Brown are the most common here.

[@c.i.a8359]

@@Tripserpentine true there was this african tribe with dark skin and blue eyes.

[@CobraTheSpacePirate]

My Great Grand Folks were from Wûnseradiel. They immigrated to Michigan.

[@roodborstkalf9664]

Which village in Wûnseradiel ?

[@CobraTheSpacePirate]

@@roodborstkalf9664 I would have to check. I am not sure if that detail is in the Hoitenga family book. There are still extendened family living there, I think.

[@roodborstkalf9664]

@@CobraTheSpacePirate : See www.genealogieonline.nl/zoeken/index.php?publication=0&exclude=0&q=hoitenga&pa=&pn=&vn=&ta=15&gv=&gt=&ov=&ot=&oc=&gn=&start=0

[@CobraTheSpacePirate]

@@roodborstkalf9664 That's my Great Grandpa. www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-fopma-bouma/I70715.php He was from Wytmarsum and Great Grandma was from Frjentsjer.

[@CobraTheSpacePirate]

Yeah, It is strange, they are also sometimes listed with their name as Hoitinga as well. I think two different people are updating the data with the same people but spelling the name different. www.myheritage.jp/names/wilhelmina_hoitinga

[@Anna-loves-you]

My mom's Frysian and my dad's Gronings (Lower Saxon). My surname is a very old Saxon name.

[@greggemerer8251]

Also, check out the movie War Lord with Chuck Heston. He is a Norman knight protecting his fief from Frisian raiders - good action movie. The Frisians were/are some serious blond badasses.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you for the recommendation!

[@rajubasumataryeating]

Super movie friend

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Thank you!

[@CharlesvanDijk-ir6bl]

The Frisians who lived during Roman times where a completely different people. Time you take history lessons.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

What exactly do you mean with they were completely different people? I was researching what people lived in that particular part of the world that we now call the Netherlands where I grew up. The Frisians is the term that I found. I am aware that there are Frisians niw that don't live in that exact same spot as what I researched.

[@DrMustacho]

You can conquer us but you can't hold us

[@danielkyavata6233]

Suppressed is not the same as conquered.

[@k.b.392]

" www.tresor.nl " (hmmm, this link doesn't work anymore unless I have the link spelling wrong?????) and " www.allefriezen.nl " My family site: www.waterlander.nl . My great Beppe was a Waterlander. The Tresor link is where I was able to trace my surname to 1625 & find my family links. I was only able to trace back to my 5th great Pake; Hilbrand B. only because I traced/found my 4th great Pake; Wycher Hilbrands B.. I presume, Wycher's father was Hilbrand as following the way they named the children.

[@emeraldnijdam5319]

It's Tresoar… www.tresoar.nl/Pages/Default.aspx 😊

[@k.b.392]

@@emeraldnijdam5319 THANKS....!!! Is this Emerald...??

[@emeraldnijdam5319]

K. B. yup it's me! All great comments once again from you.

[@k.b.392]

@@emeraldnijdam5319 Thank you...!!!!!

[@Holy_hand-grenade]

Well, B+ for effort.