The History of Friesland / Fryslân / Frisia

The Dutch province of Friesland has a rich history. The history of Friesland goes back to the Frisii who lived during the time of the Romans. The Frisii culture declined to make way for the Frisians. They eventually founded the Kingdom of Frisia (Magna Frisia). From that moment the history of Frisia began. The Frisian Kingdom contained large parts that are today part of the Netherlands. Therefore the history of Friesland is part of the history of the Netherlands. Dutch history has been influenced by the Frisians. Also by the Vikings. The Vikings arrived in the Netherlands when a power vacuum was created because of the crumbling of the Frankish Empire (Francia or the Carolingian Empire). In Frisia Vikings raided and traded. The Viking Rorik of Dorestad settled as well. This made the Vikings in the Netherlands also colonizers. Later Friesland would be taken over by the County of Holland. In 1588 Friesland was one of the founding members of the Dutch Republic. After the Batavian Revolution Friesland would be incorporated into the Batavian Republic; the Kingdom of Holland; the First French Empire and then the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. Friesland is a unique province of the Netherlands with its own flag, culture and Frisian language.
History Hustle presents: The History of Frisia / Fryslân / Friesland.

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[AbbeyRoadkill]

So cool to get some history videos on the Frisians! There's not enough content on YouTube about them. Thank you! Cheers from Seattle.

[huntingaliens]

Frisian here. Love my province. I mean.. We see it more as a country but hey haha. I'm glad you respected it so much. We're very proud of Friesland. Fryslân ❤️

[johnvandyk]

Proud Canadian Frisian here... Ik kin noch Frysk prate en ek in bytsje lêze. Thank you for creating this video; I had no idea Frisian roots reached back before the time of Christ. It seems they were a rough and spirited people even back then.

[KingHaggis]

Seems my Frisian ancestors had a rough life, constantly fighting the sea on one side and miserable conquerors on the other. I'm glad I'm alive in 2020 :-)

[TheToneBender]

"Have you ever heard of Friesland?"
Me: *looks out of bedroom window towards Wargea in the distance* yeah, I know the place

[jeffreybrunken]

Thank you for doing this work. Information is so limited for those of us whose roots trace back to this region.

[SkunkelWalt]

Love from Chicago, My Great Grandmother was a Hoekstra from Friesland. She married a Sytsma also from Friesland and moved to the USA.

[danielgoutovets]

Mijn ouders zijn getrouwd in Leeuwarden. Dank u wel voor deze video!

[ixixii]

Thank you for posting this video! My name, Icko Iben, has its origins in Friesland and I am happy to learn more about the history of my ancestors.

[trowell]

I’ve been interested in the history of Frisia recently and this was exactly the kind of video I was looking for, really well explained!
Also, I don’t know much at all about their specific religious practices, but as you said I think it was probably very similar to the Germanic paganism in Saxony and Scandinavia, perhaps with different names for the same Gods

[Ravishrex]

South African here my family comes from Texel we have a old family book and as iv tried to uncover more from family members who live there all they give me is we are Frisian. Thanks for the video

[jornjorn]

Dankewol foar dizze bjusterbaarlik ynteressante skiednis les oer myn heitelân. Ik bin er grutsk op !

[rinskedevries]

Fiere Friezin hier, naar Noord-Holland verhuisd, maar na tig jaar weer terug naar it Heitelân!
Mooie video tige dank!❤

[jenniposthuma]

Yes! Thank you so much for this! I have been studying this for years on my own but it is really hard to find information, especially because I am English speaking. I learned a lot and yet so much information was left out. I also have been trying to learn more about Frisian paganism. The only thing I could determine was that “Frisian” means children of Freyr and their beliefs must have had similarities to Norse mythology.

[Mid-TierBrad]

While my father is German, my Great Grandmother was Friesan. I remember her speaking a very strange dialect of German when I was a young boy, and years later I understood it was actually a form of Dutch. Great video my brother, it's interesting learning about one's roots.

[tripball]

Great stuff! Though I hoped you'd mention the upstalboom in Aurich. The place where frisian regions came together to solve conflicts and make important descisions. I also think the Frisian Freedom was quite interesting. Some people call it an early form of democracy. (probably a stretch) Learned a lot about it in the Emder Landesmuseum.

[MartenDykstra]

Thanks for the great information! Would love to learn more about Magna Frisia. Any recommendations??

[LivingInWonder]

thank you for this informative video, good sir.

[charliejdk]

Awesome video, as usual. You’re a great teacher; your students are lucky indeed. Liked this, since my ancestors came to USA from Wolvega & Harlingen. Keep up the great work!

[milespearson]

We thank You Sir! Amazing piece of History!