Table of ContentsTranslator’s Preface.vIntroduction.vComparative Sample Of the Old Frisian Laws, and the Language of the Manuscript.xxviAdela.1Okke My Son—3The Book of Adela’s Followers.5Frya’s Tex.19This Has Fasta Spoken.23Fasta Said—25These are the Laws Established for the Government of the Citadels.25Universal Law.31Here Follow the Laws which were thus Established.33These are the Rights of the Mothers and the Kings.35Here are the Rules Established for the Security of All Frisians.37From Minno’s Writings.39Laws for the Navigators.41Useful Extracts from the Writings left by Minno.43From Minno’s Writings.49From the Writings of Minno.57These are the Three Principles on which these Laws are Founded.59These Rules are Made for Angry People.61These are the Rules Concerning Bastards.63What is Written Hereunder is Inscribed on the Walls of Waraburgt.65This Stands Inscribed upon All Citadels.67How the Bad Time Came.71This is Inscribed on the Waraburgt by the Aldegamude.71All this is Inscribed not only on the Waraburgt, but also on the Burgt Stavia, which Lies Behind the Port of Stavre.79What the Consequence of This Was.85Now We Will Write about the War between the Burgtmaagden Kalta and Min-erva,87We Now Come to the History of Jon.91Now We Shall Write how it Fared with Jon. It is Inscribed at Texland.97This is about the Geertmen.101In the Year One Thousand and Five after Atland was Submerged, This was Inscribed on the Eastern Wall of Fryasburgt.105This is Inscribed in All Our Citadels.111How it Fared Afterwards with the Magy.117Postscript.121The Writings of Adelbrost and Apollonia.123The Second Writing.129The Elegy of the Burgtmaagd.133The Oldest Doctrine.135The Second Part of the Oldest Doctrine.139This is Written on Parchment—“Skrivfilt.” Speech and Answer to other Maidens as an Example.143Now I will Write Myself, First about My Citadel, and then about what I have been Able to See.147The Writings of Frêthorik and Wiljow.157Now I Will Relate how the Geertman and Many Followers of Hellenia Came Back.163This Writing has been Given to Me about Northland and Schoonland (Scandinavia).179The Writing of Konerêd.195Now I Will Write about Friso.197What Friso did Further.203Now I will Write about His Son Adel.209Here is the Writing with Gosa’s Advice.215Here is my Counsel.219The Writing of Beeden.227Letter of Rika the Oudmaagd, Read at Staveren at the Juul Feast.229Adela.2Okke min svn.2Thet bok thêra Adela folstar.4Tex Fryas.18Thet het Fasta sêid.22Fasta sêide.24That send tha êwa thêr to thêra burgum hêra.24Mêna êwa.30Hyr folgath tha êwa thêr thêrut tavlikt send.32Hyr send tha rjuchta thêre moder and thêra kêninggar.34Hyr send tha rjuchta aller Fryas vmbe sêkur to wêsande.36Ut Minnos skriftun.38Êwa fara stjurar. Stjurar is thi èrenoma thêra butafarar.40Netlika sêka ut-a nêilêtne skriftum Minnos.42Ut-a skrifta Minnos.48III. Ut-a skrifta Minnos.56Hir vnder send thrê wêta, thêr after send thissa setma makad.58Thissa domar send makad fara nydiga manniska.60This send domar fara horninga.62That hyr vnder stat is in ut tha wagar thêre Waraburgh writen.64That stêt vp alle burgum eskrêven.66Ho arge tid kêm.70Thit stêt inna Waraburch by thêre Aldega mvda wryt.70Thit ella stet navt allêna vpper Waraburgh men ok to thêre burch Stavia, thêr is lidsen aftere have fon Stavre.78Hwat thêr of wrden is.84Nw willath wi skriwa vr tha orloch thêra burchfamna Kalta and Min-erva86Hirby kvmth tha skêdnesse fon Jon.90Nv willath wi skriva ho-t Jon vrgvngen is, thit stêt to Texland skrêven.96Thit is over tha Gêrtmanna.100An tha jêra 1000 and 5 nêi Aldland svnken is, is thit vpp-ina asterwach it Fryas burch writen.104Thit stat in al vsa burga.110Ho-t thene Magy forth vrgvngon is.116Nêischrift.120Tha skrifta fon Adelbrost and Apollonia122Thet othera skrift.128Thêre burchfams lov.132Formlêre.134Thet othera dêl fonre formlêr.138Thit stat vp skrivfilt skrêven. Tal and andworde ora famna to-n forbyld.142Nw wil ik selva skriwa êrost fon over min burch and than over hwat ik hav muge sjan.146Tha skrifta fon Frethorik and Wiljow.156Nw wil ik skriwa ho tha Gêrtmanna and fêlo Hêlênja folgar tobek kêmon.162Thit skrift is mij ower Nortland jeftha Skênland jêven.178Thet skrift fon Konerêd.194Nv wil ik vr Friso skriva.196Ho Friso forther dêde.202Nw wil ik skriwa vr Adel sin svnv.208Hyr is that skrift mith Gosas rêd.214Hyr is nv min rêd.218Thet skrift fon Bêden.226Brêf fon Rika thju aldfam, vpseid to Staveren by-t jolfêrste.228ColophonAvailabilityThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. 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Table of ContentsTranslator’s Preface.vIntroduction.vComparative Sample Of the Old Frisian Laws, and the Language of the Manuscript.xxviAdela.1Okke My Son—3The Book of Adela’s Followers.5Frya’s Tex.19This Has Fasta Spoken.23Fasta Said—25These are the Laws Established for the Government of the Citadels.25Universal Law.31Here Follow the Laws which were thus Established.33These are the Rights of the Mothers and the Kings.35Here are the Rules Established for the Security of All Frisians.37From Minno’s Writings.39Laws for the Navigators.41Useful Extracts from the Writings left by Minno.43From Minno’s Writings.49From the Writings of Minno.57These are the Three Principles on which these Laws are Founded.59These Rules are Made for Angry People.61These are the Rules Concerning Bastards.63What is Written Hereunder is Inscribed on the Walls of Waraburgt.65This Stands Inscribed upon All Citadels.67How the Bad Time Came.71This is Inscribed on the Waraburgt by the Aldegamude.71All this is Inscribed not only on the Waraburgt, but also on the Burgt Stavia, which Lies Behind the Port of Stavre.79What the Consequence of This Was.85Now We Will Write about the War between the Burgtmaagden Kalta and Min-erva,87We Now Come to the History of Jon.91Now We Shall Write how it Fared with Jon. It is Inscribed at Texland.97This is about the Geertmen.101In the Year One Thousand and Five after Atland was Submerged, This was Inscribed on the Eastern Wall of Fryasburgt.105This is Inscribed in All Our Citadels.111How it Fared Afterwards with the Magy.117Postscript.121The Writings of Adelbrost and Apollonia.123The Second Writing.129The Elegy of the Burgtmaagd.133The Oldest Doctrine.135The Second Part of the Oldest Doctrine.139This is Written on Parchment—“Skrivfilt.” Speech and Answer to other Maidens as an Example.143Now I will Write Myself, First about My Citadel, and then about what I have been Able to See.147The Writings of Frêthorik and Wiljow.157Now I Will Relate how the Geertman and Many Followers of Hellenia Came Back.163This Writing has been Given to Me about Northland and Schoonland (Scandinavia).179The Writing of Konerêd.195Now I Will Write about Friso.197What Friso did Further.203Now I will Write about His Son Adel.209Here is the Writing with Gosa’s Advice.215Here is my Counsel.219The Writing of Beeden.227Letter of Rika the Oudmaagd, Read at Staveren at the Juul Feast.229Adela.2Okke min svn.2Thet bok thêra Adela folstar.4Tex Fryas.18Thet het Fasta sêid.22Fasta sêide.24That send tha êwa thêr to thêra burgum hêra.24Mêna êwa.30Hyr folgath tha êwa thêr thêrut tavlikt send.32Hyr send tha rjuchta thêre moder and thêra kêninggar.34Hyr send tha rjuchta aller Fryas vmbe sêkur to wêsande.36Ut Minnos skriftun.38Êwa fara stjurar. Stjurar is thi èrenoma thêra butafarar.40Netlika sêka ut-a nêilêtne skriftum Minnos.42Ut-a skrifta Minnos.48III. Ut-a skrifta Minnos.56Hir vnder send thrê wêta, thêr after send thissa setma makad.58Thissa domar send makad fara nydiga manniska.60This send domar fara horninga.62That hyr vnder stat is in ut tha wagar thêre Waraburgh writen.64That stêt vp alle burgum eskrêven.66Ho arge tid kêm.70Thit stêt inna Waraburch by thêre Aldega mvda wryt.70Thit ella stet navt allêna vpper Waraburgh men ok to thêre burch Stavia, thêr is lidsen aftere have fon Stavre.78Hwat thêr of wrden is.84Nw willath wi skriwa vr tha orloch thêra burchfamna Kalta and Min-erva86Hirby kvmth tha skêdnesse fon Jon.90Nv willath wi skriva ho-t Jon vrgvngen is, thit stêt to Texland skrêven.96Thit is over tha Gêrtmanna.100An tha jêra 1000 and 5 nêi Aldland svnken is, is thit vpp-ina asterwach it Fryas burch writen.104Thit stat in al vsa burga.110Ho-t thene Magy forth vrgvngon is.116Nêischrift.120Tha skrifta fon Adelbrost and Apollonia122Thet othera skrift.128Thêre burchfams lov.132Formlêre.134Thet othera dêl fonre formlêr.138Thit stat vp skrivfilt skrêven. Tal and andworde ora famna to-n forbyld.142Nw wil ik selva skriwa êrost fon over min burch and than over hwat ik hav muge sjan.146Tha skrifta fon Frethorik and Wiljow.156Nw wil ik skriwa ho tha Gêrtmanna and fêlo Hêlênja folgar tobek kêmon.162Thit skrift is mij ower Nortland jeftha Skênland jêven.178Thet skrift fon Konerêd.194Nv wil ik vr Friso skriva.196Ho Friso forther dêde.202Nw wil ik skriwa vr Adel sin svnv.208Hyr is that skrift mith Gosas rêd.214Hyr is nv min rêd.218Thet skrift fon Bêden.226Brêf fon Rika thju aldfam, vpseid to Staveren by-t jolfêrste.228
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Since none of the available scans of the English edition include the complete set of illustrations, these have been taken from the Dutch original.
The new front cover has been designed by the transcriber from in the original book, and is placed into the public domain.
Related WorldCat catalog page:5423324.
Since the “Old Frisian” text of this work is identical with the Dutch edition, this has been taken from theDutch editionalready in Project Gutenberg. The Dutch footnotes to this text have been omitted.
The few remaining fragments in Dutch that appear in this edition have been translated to English.
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