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'''B. Liko Ovira Linda, 803 CE''' | '''B. Liko Ovira Linda, 803 CE''' | ||
My dear heirs, | '''[000b]''' My dear heirs, | ||
For our beloved ancestors’ sake, and for the sake of our precious freedom, a thousand times I beg you — dearest — never to let the eyes of a monk come upon these writings. They utter sweet words, but they subtly distort all that concerns us Fryas. To gain rich endowments, they collaborate with the puppet kings. These know that we are their greatest enemies, because we dare speak to their people of freedom, justice, and the obligations of nobility. Therefore, they make certain to obliterate all traces of our ancestral heritage and what is left of our morals. | For our beloved ancestors’ sake, and for the sake of our precious freedom, a thousand times I beg you — dearest — never to let the eyes of a monk come upon these writings. They utter sweet words, but they subtly distort all that concerns us Fryas. To gain rich endowments, they collaborate with the puppet kings. These know that we are their greatest enemies, because we dare speak to their people of freedom, justice, and the obligations of nobility. Therefore, they make certain to obliterate all traces of our ancestral heritage and what is left of our morals. | ||
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==Sandbach 1876== | ==Sandbach 1876== | ||
Beloved successors, for the sake of our dear forefathers, and of our dear liberty, I entreat you a thousand times never let the eye of a monk look on these writings. They are very insinuating, but they destroy in an underhand manner all that relates to us Frisians. In order to gain rich benefices, they conspire with foreign kings, who know that we are their greatest enemies, because we dare to speak to their people of liberty, rights, and the duties of princes. Therefore they seek to destroy all that we derive from our forefathers, and all that is left of our old customs. | '''[p.3 cont.]''' Beloved successors, for the sake of our dear forefathers, and of our dear liberty, I entreat you a thousand times never let the eye of a monk look on these writings. They are very insinuating, but they destroy in an underhand manner all that relates to us Frisians. In order to gain rich benefices, they conspire with foreign kings, who know that we are their greatest enemies, because we dare to speak to their people of liberty, rights, and the duties of princes. Therefore they seek to destroy all that we derive from our forefathers, and all that is left of our old customs. | ||
Ah, my beloved ones! I have visited their courts! If Wr-alda permits it, and we do not chew ourselves strong to resist, they will altogether exterminate us. | Ah, my beloved ones! I have visited their courts! If Wr-alda permits it, and we do not chew ourselves strong to resist, they will altogether exterminate us. | ||
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B. Liko Ovira Linda, 803 CE
[000b] My dear heirs,
For our beloved ancestors’ sake, and for the sake of our precious freedom, a thousand times I beg you — dearest — never to let the eyes of a monk come upon these writings. They utter sweet words, but they subtly distort all that concerns us Fryas. To gain rich endowments, they collaborate with the puppet kings. These know that we are their greatest enemies, because we dare speak to their people of freedom, justice, and the obligations of nobility. Therefore, they make certain to obliterate all traces of our ancestral heritage and what is left of our morals.
My dear ones! I have visited their palace. If Wralda allows, and if we fail to make ourselves strong, they will exterminate us all.
Written in Liudwerd, year eight hundred and three in Christian understanding.
Liko, surnamed Ovira Linda.
Sandbach 1876
[p.3 cont.] Beloved successors, for the sake of our dear forefathers, and of our dear liberty, I entreat you a thousand times never let the eye of a monk look on these writings. They are very insinuating, but they destroy in an underhand manner all that relates to us Frisians. In order to gain rich benefices, they conspire with foreign kings, who know that we are their greatest enemies, because we dare to speak to their people of liberty, rights, and the duties of princes. Therefore they seek to destroy all that we derive from our forefathers, and all that is left of our old customs.
Ah, my beloved ones! I have visited their courts! If Wr-alda permits it, and we do not chew ourselves strong to resist, they will altogether exterminate us.
Liko, surnamed Over de Linda.
Written at Liudwert,
Anno Domini 803.