Forana, Vronen
Forana was a burg located in West Fleeland, south of Alkmarum. There was a canal from here to Alderga, which had canal houses. The girls here wore felt tunics. Steersmen from this burg as well as from Lydasburg brought forth an initiative to expell the blacks who lived near their burgs, though under Gosa's advice this was not followed through. Forana was destroyed by the time of Black Adel, when Magyars built a temple on it's ruins.
fragments
- [005] Enoch, Diwek’s man, reeve of West Fleeland and Texland, was chosen as sea king nine times. The Treasureburg, Medeasblik, Forana (FOR.ÁNA), and Old Fryasburg are under his care.
- [110-111] Behind the lake, a canal had been dug, which flowed past the burg Forana (FOR.ÁNA), and further through a narrow mouth into the sea. (...) South of Forana (FOR.ÁNA) lies Alkmarum. (...) The burgmaid of Forana (FOR.ÁNA) told me that the burg lords visit them daily, (...)
14b. Gosa: Settlement of the Black Men
- [117] Ten years later, the steersmen of Forana (FOR.ANA) and Lydasburg came to her.
- [210] Near Egmond, where the burg Forana (FOR.ÁNA) had once stood, they built a temple, even larger and richer than Askar had built at Staveren.
meaning
The name Forana means 'in front' (Dutch: 'vooraan'). In the texts it is used once in this meaning:
- [025] BY THA FÉSTUM ACHON HJA FORÁNA TO SITTANA. TILTHJU THA JÜGED SKIL ÉRA HJAM.
- At feasts, they must sit in the front so that the youth may honor them.
in other sources
Forana can be related to Vronen (sometimes: 'Verona') from other sources, such as:
- 1714 Simon Eikelenberg [link to PDF] Gedaante en gesteldheid van Westvriesland voor den jaare MCCC. En teffens den ondergang van het dorp Vroone