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'''Part II. Added by Oera Lindas''' | '''<big>Part II. Added by Oera Lindas</big>''' | ||
''' | '''P. Adelbrost: Intrigues and Division''' | ||
'''[[087| | '''[[087|87.19]]''' My name is Adelbrost, son of Apol and Adela. My folk elected me reeve over the Linden Wards. Therefore I will add to this book, in accordance with the advice of my mother: | ||
After the | After the Magy was defeated and Fryasburg restored, a new mother had to be elected. The last mother had never named a successor, and there was no trace to be found of her will. After seven months, an assembly was planned in Greanega,<ref>‘Greanega’ (<span class="fryas">GRÉNEGÁ</span>) — or: Groningen, Netherlands.</ref> since it is close to the Saxonmarks. My mother was '''[[088|[088]]]''' chosen, but she was unwilling to become Folksmother. She had saved the life of my father, through which they had fallen in love and so wished to be married. | ||
Many tried to dissuade my mother from her decision, but she replied: “An honorary mother must be as pristine within as she outwardly appears, and equally well-disposed to all her children. Because I love Apol more than anything else in the world, I cannot be such a Folksmother.” So spoke and declared Adela. But the other burgmaids all desired to become mother. | |||
Each district stood behind its own maid and would not yield, so none could be elected and the realm fell into disorder. Hereafter may you understand: | |||
Liudgeart,<ref>‘Liudgeart’ (<span class="fryas">LJÛD.GÉRT</span>) — related names: Ludger, Ludgerus, Lüdiger, Liudger; compare St. Ludger (742 - 809 CE), Christian missionary of Frisian birth.</ref> the king who recently died, was elected when the mother was still alive, apparently with the unanimous support of all districts. | |||
= | He had the privilege to reside at the grand palace of Dokhem and,<ref>‘Dokhem’ (<span class="fryas">DOK.HÉM</span>) — or: Dokkum, Netherlands.</ref> while the mother was still alive, he had been regarded there with great honor because the palace was always so full with messengers and horsemen from far and wide, such as had never before been seen. But ever since the mother’s death, he had been shunned, as all feared that he would bypass the law to make himself master and rule like the slave kings. The chieftains also falsely believed it was enough '''[[089|[089]]]''' to watch merely over their own districts, and the one no longer cooperated with the other. | ||
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The burgmaids were even worse. They were all immensely proud of their own wisdom, and if a reeve did something without consulting them, they sowed distrust between him and his people. | |||
If there was a case concerning several districts and only one maid was consulted, the others claimed her decision was biased in favor of her own state. Such intrigues brought division over all the land and tore the bonds of union so badly that jealousy arose between the folk of one district and another, and the most insignificant of disputes led to estrangement. | |||
==Notes== | The result was that the Gola, or Trowids (Druids), took over all our lands west of the Scheldt, and the Magy took the eastern region all the way up to the Weser. | ||
How it happened was uncovered by my mother. Otherwise, this book would never have been written — though I have lost all hope that it will help save us. Thus, I do not write this under the illusion that, in so doing, I shall be able to reclaim or preserve the land. This, I believe, is impossible. I write only for the future generations, so that they may know how we were lost, and so that all may learn from this that every evil begets its own penalty. | |||
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Chapters P and R1 to R3: [[PR1 Sandbach|Sandbach 1876]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:41, 3 November 2024
Ott 2025
Part II. Added by Oera Lindas
P. Adelbrost: Intrigues and Division
87.19 My name is Adelbrost, son of Apol and Adela. My folk elected me reeve over the Linden Wards. Therefore I will add to this book, in accordance with the advice of my mother:
After the Magy was defeated and Fryasburg restored, a new mother had to be elected. The last mother had never named a successor, and there was no trace to be found of her will. After seven months, an assembly was planned in Greanega,[1] since it is close to the Saxonmarks. My mother was [088] chosen, but she was unwilling to become Folksmother. She had saved the life of my father, through which they had fallen in love and so wished to be married.
Many tried to dissuade my mother from her decision, but she replied: “An honorary mother must be as pristine within as she outwardly appears, and equally well-disposed to all her children. Because I love Apol more than anything else in the world, I cannot be such a Folksmother.” So spoke and declared Adela. But the other burgmaids all desired to become mother.
Each district stood behind its own maid and would not yield, so none could be elected and the realm fell into disorder. Hereafter may you understand:
Liudgeart,[2] the king who recently died, was elected when the mother was still alive, apparently with the unanimous support of all districts.
He had the privilege to reside at the grand palace of Dokhem and,[3] while the mother was still alive, he had been regarded there with great honor because the palace was always so full with messengers and horsemen from far and wide, such as had never before been seen. But ever since the mother’s death, he had been shunned, as all feared that he would bypass the law to make himself master and rule like the slave kings. The chieftains also falsely believed it was enough [089] to watch merely over their own districts, and the one no longer cooperated with the other.
The burgmaids were even worse. They were all immensely proud of their own wisdom, and if a reeve did something without consulting them, they sowed distrust between him and his people.
If there was a case concerning several districts and only one maid was consulted, the others claimed her decision was biased in favor of her own state. Such intrigues brought division over all the land and tore the bonds of union so badly that jealousy arose between the folk of one district and another, and the most insignificant of disputes led to estrangement.
The result was that the Gola, or Trowids (Druids), took over all our lands west of the Scheldt, and the Magy took the eastern region all the way up to the Weser.
How it happened was uncovered by my mother. Otherwise, this book would never have been written — though I have lost all hope that it will help save us. Thus, I do not write this under the illusion that, in so doing, I shall be able to reclaim or preserve the land. This, I believe, is impossible. I write only for the future generations, so that they may know how we were lost, and so that all may learn from this that every evil begets its own penalty.
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