LL-L: "The Frisians" [E] LOWLANDS-L, 25.AUG.1999 (02)

[Sandy Fleming]

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From: Dawn E Work [dawn_work at uswest.net]
Subject: "The Frisians"

Dear Lowlanders,
Earlier in August, Ron mentioned this intriguing line of thought in a post:
>For instance, the _Frisii_ of the North Sea coast are already mentioned by
early Greek writers, and it >appears safe to say that they were not speakers
of Germanic and possibly not of Celtic, most likely >being descendants of
people who did not speak Indo-European. Who were they? What did they >speak?
I have run into several scholars recently who posit that the original
Frisians were not Indo-European, but either sources are not cited, or
sources are cited in languages that I cannot read. Would anyone care to take
a guess, or cite some scholarship that has explored these questions?
Thanks to all,
Dawn Work
Des Moines, IA, USA


From: Dawn E Work [dawn_work at uswest.net]
Subject: "The Frisians"

Dear Lowlanders,

I also have a historical question to ask about the East Frisians living in
Germany during WWII, and during the between-the-wars period. I am curious
about how these people felt about National Socialism, the politics of
Hitler, and the "pure German" rhetoric that was flying about. As Ron has
explained to me on the list in the past, it is best to think of the East
Frisians as an "ethnic minority" in Germany. Did they feel separated from,
engulfed by, or on the periphery of these times? Did they serve in the
German army? Forgive my ignorance!

Thanks in advance,

Dawn Work

Des Moines, IA, USA

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