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North Sea-lander (Northumbrian/Dutch/Frisian) studying Viking and Medieval Studies. Early Medieval Frisia and the Frisians, Pre-Christian Religions of the North, Frisian Language(s). History with Hilbert. Frisian with Hilbert.
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Saw an article recently that many Frisians speak to their pets in Dutch… not this cat! Okkerdeis seach ik in artikel oer Friezen dy't Nederlânsk prate mei de húsbisten... docht dizze net! #PraatMarFrysk

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Before the spelling reform of 1945, West Frisian spelling still showed the 'h' in HWAT (what) just as it does in English though the position has changed. Today, it follows the phonological spelling of WAT. I think about that a lot. Hwat was it all for?

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It appears the kitten is also interested in my notes on Danish bog deposits of the third century AD.

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Fryslân is getting Frisian-language traffic signs for the first time. But how has it taken so long? www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnrA...

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Coming tonight... (whenever it finishes uploading) TOLKIEN and the FRISIANS, how the great author was inspired by a legendary tale from Migration Era Frisia and influenced several characters and scenes in THE LORD OF THE RINGS

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

Katherine Forsyth serves us two bottles of beer for Dry January's Og(h)am of the Month, namely from the Gigha Brewery: ogham.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/og... @3dgroovanstones.bsky.social @dhaydenceltic.bsky.social @ndefaoite.bsky.social @trishaoconnor88.bsky.social

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And I don't even think it's that bad.

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Things to note: - co-written by Eggers and Sjón (previously worked on THE NORTHMAN) - allegedly will feature 'annotations' for those uninitiated in Old English (though I wonder if they mean Middle) - was meant to be in b&w but now colour - Christmas 2026 release - Universal studios funding it

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

I've been fascinated by Greenland's prehistory ever since learning about it in a series of fantastic lectures given by Professor Elizabeth Ashman Rowe during my undergraduate. Upon arrival in the 980s AD, the first Norsemen encountered remains of houses belonging to the Dorset Culture, a people...

submitted 39 days ago • 2 comments

Great news! This year, Fryslân is getting bilingual Frisian-Dutch road signs. The first time Frisian will be acknowledged on official signs outside of settlement names (which is down to each individual community to decide whether they want them in just Dutch, both or shock horror, only in Frisian.

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From 7-12 July the 4th Old Frisian Summerschool will take place in Groningen (coop of @universityofoxford.bsky.social & @unigroningen.bsky.social). All lectures on this 'Old Germanic gem' are by international experts. As for Groningen... well, just come & see for yourself! www.rug.nl/education/su...

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Coming next week to Frisian with Hilbert: Was Tolkien's King Théoden Inspired by a Frisian in Beowulf? Nije wike op Frisian with Hilbert: Wie Tolkien syn Théoden ynspirearre troch in Fries yn Beowulf? www.youtube.com/@FrisianWith...

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