This Has Fasta Spoken : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THIS HAS FASTA SPOKEN. All the regulations which have existed a century, that is, a hundred years, may by the advice of the Eeremoeder, with the consent of the community, be inscribed upon the walls of the citadel, and when inscribed...
How The Bad Time Came : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], HOW THE BAD TIME CAME. During the whole summer the sun had been hid behind the clouds, as if unwilling to look upon the earth. There was perpetual calm, and the damp mist hung like a wet sail over the houses and the marshes. The air was heavy...
Letter Of Rika The Oudmaagd, Read At Staveren : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], LETTER OF RIKA THE OUDMAAGD, READ AT STAVEREN AT THE JUUL FEAST. My greeting to all of you whose forefathers came here with Friso. According to what you say, you are not guilty of idolatry. I will not speak about that now, but will at once...
Now We Will Write About The War Between : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], NOW WE WILL WRITE ABOUT THE WAR BETWEEN THE BURGTMAAGDEN KALTA AND MIN-ERVA, "And how we thereby lost all our southern lands and Britain to the Golen". Near the southern mouth of the Rhine and the Scheldt there are seven islands, named after...
These Are The Rights Of The Mothers And The Kings : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THESE ARE THE RIGHTS OF THE MOTHERS AND THE KINGS. 1. If war breaks out, the mother sends her messengers to the king, who sends messengers to the Grevetmen to call the citizens to arms. 2. The Grevetmen call all the citizens together...
The Writings Of Frethorik And Wiljow : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], p. 156 p. 157 THE WRITINGS OF FRTHORIK AND WILJOW. My name is Frthorik, surnamed oera Linda, which means over the Linden. In Ljndwardia I was chosen as Asga. Ljndwardia is a new village within the fortification of the Ljudgaarda, of which...
What The Consequence Of This Was : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], WHAT THE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS WAS. In the northernmost part of the Mediterranean there lies an island close to the coast. They now came and asked to buy that, on which a general council was held. The mother's advice was asked, and she wished...
Laws For The Navigators : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], LAWS FOR THE NAVIGATORS. "Navigator is the title of those who make foreign voyages". 1. All Frya's sons have equal rights, and every stalwart youth may offer himself as a navigator to the Olderman, who may not refuse him as long as there is...
This Is About The Geertmen : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THIS IS ABOUT THE GEERTMEN. * When Hellenia or Min-erva died, the priests pretended to be with us, and in order to make it appear so, they deified Hellenia. They refused to have any other mother chosen, saying that they feared there was no...
The Writing Of Konered : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], p. 194 p. 195 THE WRITING OF KONERD. My forefathers have written this book in succession. I will do this, the more because there exists no longer in my state any citadel on which events are inscribed as used to be the case. My name is Konerd...
These Are The Rules Concerning Bastards : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THESE ARE THE RULES CONCERNING BASTARDS. 1. If any man sets fire to another's house, he is no Frisian, he is a bastard. If he is caught in the act, he must be thrown into the fire; and wherever he may flee, he shall never be secure...
Now I Will Write Myself, First About My Citadel : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], p. 146 p. 147 NOW I WILL WRITE MYSELF, FIRST ABOUT MY CITADEL, AND THEN ABOUT WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE. My city lies near the north end of the Liudgaarde. The tower has six sides, and is ninety feet high, fiat-roofed, with a small house...
The Book Of Adela's Followers : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], p. 4 p. 5 THE BOOK OF ADELA'S FOLLOWERS. Thirty years after the day on which the Volksmoeder was murdered by the commander Magy, was a time of great distress. All the states that lie on the other side of the Weser had been wrested from us...
Useful Extracts From The Writings Left : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], USEFUL EXTRACTS FROM THE WRITINGS LEFT BY MINNO. Minno was an ancient sea-king. He was a seer and a philosopher, and he gave laws to the Cretans. He was born at Lindaoord, and after all his wanderings he had the happiness to die at Lindahem...
This Is Written On Parchment. Speech : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THIS IS WRITTEN ON PARCHMENT--"SKRIVFILT." SPEECH AND ANSWER TO OTHER MAIDENS AS AN EXAMPLE. An unsociable, avaricious man came to complain to Troost, who was the maid of Stavia. He said a thunderstorm had destroyed his house. He had prayed...
From Minno's Writings : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], FROM MINNO'S WRITINGS. When Nyhalennia *, whose real name was Min-erva, was well established, and the Krekalanders loved her as well as our own people did, there came some princes and priests to her citadel and asked Min-erva where her...
From The Writings Of Minno : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], FROM THE WRITINGS OF MINNO. When I came away from Athenia with my followers, we arrived at an island named by my crew Kreta, because of the cries that the inhabitants raised on our arrival. When they really saw that we did not come to make...
These Are The Laws Established For The Government : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THESE ARE THE LAWS ESTABLISHED FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITADELS. 1. Whenever a citadel is built, the lamp belonging to it must be lighted at the original lamp in Texland, and that can only be done by the mother. 2. Every mother shall...
Here Follow The Laws Which Were Thus Established : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], HERE FOLLOW THE LAWS WHICH WERE THUS ESTABLISHED. 1. Every Frisian must resist the assailants with such weapons as he can procure, invent, and use. p. 34 p. 35 2. When a boy is twelve years old he must devote one day in seven to learning how...
Frya's Tex : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], FRYA'S TEX. Prosperity awaits the free. At last they shall see me again. Though him only can I recognise as free who is neither a slave to another nor to himself. This is my counsel:-- 1. When in dire distress, and when mental and physical...
Here Is The Writing With Gosa's Advice : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], HERE IS THE WRITING WITH GOSA'S ADVICE. When Wr-alda gave children to the mothers of mankind, he gave one language to every tongue and to all lips. This gift Wr-alda had bestowed upon men in order that by its means they might make known...
What Is Written Hereunder Is Inscribed : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], WHAT IS WRITTEN HEREUNDER IS INSCRIBED ON THE WALLS OF WARABURGT. (See Plate I.) What appears at the top is the signs of the Juul--that is, the first symbol of Wr-alda, also of the origin or beginning from which Time is derived; this is...
Introduction : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], p. v INTRODUCTION. C. over de Linden, Chief Superintendent of the Royal Dockyard at the Helder, possesses a very ancient manuscript, which has been inherited and preserved in his family from time immemorial, without any one knowing whence it...
This Stands Inscribed Upon All Citadels : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THIS STANDS INSCRIBED UPON ALL CITADELS. Before the bad time came our country was the most beautiful in the world. The sun rose higher, and there was seldom frost. The trees and shrubs produced various fruits, which are now lost...
Now I Will Write About Friso : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], NOW I WILL WRITE ABOUT FRISO. Friso, who was already powerful by his troops, was chosen chief Grevetman of the districts round Staveren. He laughed at our mode of defending our land and our sea-fights; therefore he established a school where...
We Now Come To The History Of Jon : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], WE NOW COME TO THE HISTORY OF JON. Jon, Jn, Jhon, Jan, are all the same name, though the pronunciation varies, as the seamen like to shorten everything to be able to make it easier to call. Jon--that is, "Given"--was a sea-king, born...
The Elegy Of The Burgtmaagd : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THE ELEGY OF THE BURGTMAAGD. Yes, departed friend, thousands are arrived, and more are coming. They wish to hear the wisdom of Adela. Truly, she was a princess, for she had always been the leader. O Sorrow, what good can you do! Her garments...
The Oldest Doctrine : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THE OLDEST DOCTRINE. Hail to all the well-intentioned children of Frya! p. 136 p. 137 [paragraph continues] Through them the earth shall become holy. Learn and announce to the people Wr-alda is the ancient of ancients, for he created all...
Here Is My Counsel : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], p. 218 p. 219 HERE IS MY COUNSEL. If you wish that you alone should inherit the earth, you must never allow any language but God's language to pass your lips, and take care that your own language remains free from outlandish sounds. If you...
This Is Inscribed In All Our Citadels : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], p. 110 p. 111 THIS IS INSCRIBED IN ALL OUR CITADELS. How our Denmark * was lost to us 1602 years after the submersion of Atland. Through the mad wantonness of Wodin, Magy had become master of the east part of Scandinavia. They dare not come...
Translator's Preface : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], p. v TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE. The work of which I here offer an English translation has excited, among the Dutch and German literary societies, a keen controversy in regard to its authenticity--a controversy not yet brought to a conclusion, some...
Next. From Minno's Writings : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], FROM MINNO'S WRITINGS. If any one should be so wicked as to commit robbery, murder, arson, rape, or any other crime, upon a neighbouring state, and our people wish to inflict punishment, the culprit shall be put to death in the presence p. 40...
These Rules Are Made For Angry People : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THESE RULES ARE MADE FOR ANGRY PEOPLE. 1. If a man in a passion or out of illwill breaks another's limb or puts out an eye or a tooth, he must pay whatever the injured man demands. If he cannot pay, he must suffer the same injury as he h...
The Writing Of Beeden : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THE WRITING OF BEEDEN. My name is Beeden, son of Hachgana. My uncle, not having married, left no children. I was elected in his place. Adel, the third king of that name, approved of the choice, provided I should acknowledge him as master...
This Writing Has Been Given To Me About Northl : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], p. 178 p. 179 THIS WRITING HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME ABOUT NORTHLAND AND SCHOONLAND (SCANDINAVIA). When our land was submerged I was in Schoonland. It was very bad there. There were great lakes which rose from the earth like bubbles, then burst...
Hail To All True Frisians : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], HAIL TO ALL TRUE FRISIANS. In the olden times, the Slavonic race knew nothing of liberty. They were brought under the yoke like oxen. They were driven into the bowels of the earth to dig metals, and had to build houses of stone...
All This Is Inscribed Not Only On The Waraburgt : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], ALL THIS IS INSCRIBED NOT ONLY ON THE WARABURGT, BUT ALSO ON THE BURGT STAVIA, WHICH LIES BEHIND THE PORT OF STAVRE. When Teunis wished to return home, he went first towards Denmark; but he might not land there, for so the p. 80 p. 81 mother...
The Second Part Of The Oldest Doctrine : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THE SECOND PART OF THE OLDEST DOCTRINE. Among Finda's people there are false teachers, who, by their over-inventiveness, have become so wicked that they make themselves and their adherents believe that they are the best part of Wr-alda, th...
These Are The Three Principles On Which These : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THESE ARE THE THREE PRINCIPLES ON WHICH THESE LAWS ARE FOUNDED. 1. Everybody knows that he requires the necessaries of life, and if he cannot obtain them he does not know how to preserve his life. 2. All men have a natural desire to have...
Okke My Son : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], p. 3 OKKE MY SON-- You must preserve these books with body and soul. They contain the history of all our people, as well as of our forefathers. Last year I saved them in the flood, as well as you and your mother; but they got wet...
What Friso Did Further : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], WHAT FRISO DID FURTHER. Of his first wife he still had two brothers-in-law, who were very daring. Hetto--that is, heat--the youngest, he sent as messenger to Kattaburgt, which p. 204 p. 205 lies far in the Saxsenmarken. Friso gave him to take...
In The Year One Thousand And Five After Atl : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], IN THE YEAR ONE THOUSAND AND FIVE AFTER ATLAND WAS SUBMERGED, THIS WAS INSCRIBED ON THE EASTERN WALL OF FRYASBURGT. After twelve years had elapsed without our seeing any Italians in Almanland, there came three ships, finer than any that we...
The Writings Of Adelbrost And Apollonia : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], p. 122 p. 123 THE WRITINGS OF ADELBROST AND APOLLONIA. My name is Adelbrost, the son of Apol and Adela. I was elected by my people as Grevetman over the Lindaoorden. Therefore I will continue this book in the same way as my mother has spoken...
Untitled : * In the 19th century, ascendant nationalism in Europe used local folklore and ancient legends to bolster a sense of identity. One curious example of this is the Oera Linda Book, a controversial manuscript, dated 1256, from the Frisian region of the Netherlands. The Oera Linda book is today...
Now We Shall Write How It Fared With J : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], p. 96 p. 97 NOW WE SHALL WRITE HOW IT FARED WITH JON. IT IS INSCRIBED AT TEXLAND. Ten years after Jon went away, there arrived three ships in the Flymeer; the people cried Huzza! (What a blessing!) and from their accounts the mother had this...
Now I Will Relate How The Geertman And Many : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], NOW I WILL RELATE HOW THE GEERTMAN AND MANY FOLLOWERS OF HELLENIA CAME BACK. Two years after Gosa had become the mother (303 B.C.) * there arrived a fleet at Flymeer. The people shouted "Ho-n-sen" (What a blessing). They sailed to Staveren...
Title Page : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THE OERA LINDA BOOK FROM A Manuscript Of The Thirteenth Century WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE PROPRIETOR C. OVER DE LINDEN, OF THE HELDER The Original Frisian Text AS VERIFIED BY DR J. O. OTTEMA ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENGLISH VERSION OF DR OTTEMA'S...
Universal Law : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], UNIVERSAL LAW. 1. All free-born, men are equal, wherefore they must all have equal rights on sea and land, and on all that Wr-alda has given. 2. Every man may seek the wife of his choice, and every woman may bestow her hand on him whom she...
The Second Writing : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THE SECOND WRITING. Fifteen months after the last general assembly, at the festival of the harvest month, everybody gave himself p. 130 p. 131 up to pleasure and merry-making, and no one thought of anything but diversion; but Wr-alda wished...
Now I Will Write About His Son Adel : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], NOW I WILL WRITE ABOUT HIS SON ADEL. Friso, who had learned our history from the book of the Adelingen, had done everything in his power to win their friendship. His eldest son, whom he had by his wife Swethirte, he named Adel; and although...
This Is Inscribed On The Waraburgt : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], THIS IS INSCRIBED ON THE WARABURGT BY THE ALDEGAMUDE. The Waraburgt is not a maiden's city, but the place where p. 72 p. 73 all the foreign articles brought by sailors were stored. It lies three hours south from Medeasblik. "Thus is...
How It Fared Afterwards With The Magy : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], HOW IT FARED AFTERWARDS WITH THE MAGY. After the murder of the mother, he brought the lamp and the maidens into his own ship, together with all p. 118 p. 119 the booty that he chose. Afterwards he went p the Flymeer because he wished to take...
Fragmentary : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], p. 234 p. 235 FRAGMENT. "This page begins in the middle of the sentence. There do not appear to be any missing pages in the source book.--JBH". therefore I will first write about black Adel. Black Adel was the fourth king after Friso. In his...
Here Are The Rules Established For The Security : * "The Oera Linda Book", by Wiliam R. Sandbach, [1876], HERE ARE THE RULES ESTABLISHED FOR THE SECURITY OF ALL FRISIANS. 1. Whenever new laws are made or new regulations p. 38 p. 39 established, they must be for the common good, and not for individual advantage. 2. Whenever in time of war either...