Frisia Kingdom: Map & History
Frisia is a cross-border cultural region in Northwestern Europe.
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Frisia is a cross-border cultural region in Northwestern Europe. Stretching along the Wadden Sea, it encompasses the north of the Netherlands and parts of northwestern Germany. Wider definitions of "Frisia" may include the island of Rømø and the other Danish Wadden Sea Islands. The region is traditionally inhabited by the Frisians, a West Germanic ethnic group.
Modern Countries Once Part of Frisia Kingdom
At its mapped extent, Frisia Kingdom covered territory in 4 present-day countries. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
- Liechtenstein612–717 CE · nearly all
- Switzerland612–717 CE · a large part
- Germany612–717 CE · a small part
- France612–616 CE · a small part
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Frisia Kingdom's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Frisia Kingdom in Depth
History
The people later to be known as Frisii began settling in Frisia in the 6th century BC. According to Pliny the Elder, in Roman times, the Frisians (or rather their close neighbours, the Chauci) lived on terps, man-made hills. According to other sources, the Frisians lived along a broader expanse of the North Sea (or "Frisian Sea") coast. At this time, Frisia comprised the present-day provinces of Friesland, Groningen, North Holland and parts of South Holland.
Frisian presence during the Early Middle Ages has been documented from North-Western Flanders up to the Weser River Estuary. According to archaeological evidence, these Frisians were not the Frisians of Roman times, but the descendants of Anglo-Saxon immigrants from the German Bight, arriving during the Great Migration.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Frisia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Frisia Kingdom Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 63,720 km² in 614 CE.
Frisia Kingdom: Frequently Asked Questions
When did the Frisia Kingdom exist?
The Frisia Kingdom is dated to 612 CE – 717 CE, in the Early Middle Ages era.
How large was the Frisia Kingdom at its peak?
At its peak in 614 AD the Frisia Kingdom covered about 63,720 km².