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- During the 7th and 8th centuries, Frankish chronologies mention the northern Low Countries as the kingdom of the Frisians. According to Medieval legends, this kingdom comprised the coastal seelande provinces of the Netherlands, from the Scheldt River to the Weser River and further East.
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During the 7th and 8th centuries, Frankish chronologies mention the northern Low Countries as the kingdom of the Frisians. According to Medieval legends, this kingdom comprised the coastal seelande provinces of the Netherlands , from the Scheldt River to the Weser River and further East.
The entire Frisian Empire came under Frankish rule in 785 A.D. The Christianization of Friesland started in 688 A.D. when Wigbert preached in Friesland and was completed in 800 A.D. when Friesland was firmly in the grip of Frankish ruler Charlemange. In 800 A.D. the Friesians "seem" to be converted.
These Frisians lived in an area what is now roughly: Zeeland, Holland, Utrecht, Friesland and Groningen. After the Karolingians reduced the Rex/Dux Frisia to counts; we enter the period of the County of Frisia.
Friesland. / 53.20139°N 5.80000°E / 53.20139; 5.80000. Friesland ( / ˈfriːzlənd /, Dutch: [ˈfrislɑnt] ⓘ; official West Frisian: Fryslân [ˈfrislɔ̃ːn] ⓘ ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, named after the Frisians, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part.
In the 7th and 8th centuries, the Frankish chronologies mention this area as the kingdom of the Frisians. This kingdom comprised the coastal provinces of the Netherlands and the German North Sea coast. During this time, the Frisian language was spoken along the entire southern North Sea coast.
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