Historical writings



The oldest Frilandic writings date from the period between the 8th and the 15th century. The most important of these are listed on this page.

Gadedskrift ("History writing"): the first Frilandic book, written by Žunarstain Harmodssun in the 8th century. It contains information about the earliest history of Friland.

Gaburdabok ("Birth book"): the saga of the first inhabitants of Friland. It was written down in the 8th century but the story itself is much older. How literally one should take the Gaburdabok is subject to debate; it contains very accurate historical facts but it also mentions giants, trolls and magic, which makes historians think that fact and fiction had become interwoven at the time the saga was written down.

Wikunganbok ("Book of Vikings"): written by an unknown writer in the 9th century. The book contains information about the colonisation of South Walamark by the Vikings, the arrival of Irish missionaries and the colonisation of Greenland and the Faroe islands by the Vikings.

Walamarkiska Bok ("Book of Walamark" / Latin: Codex Valiensis / Irish: Leabhar Valmhairg): dates from the late 10th or early 11th century, writer unknown. Describes the history of Walamark, including the Irish invasions and the foundation of Irglanad.

Fan Harwald and Hiwerijan (Of Harold and Hiveria): saga from the 11th century about the defeat of the Anglo-Saxon king Harold, the arrival of the Normans and the founding of Hiveria.

Ža Frilandiska Bibal ("The Frilandic Bible"): the Frilandic Bible translation that Guy le Breton, the founder of Hiveria, ordered to be written in the 12th century.

Aiž ("Edda"): inspired by the Eddas of Iceland the Frilanders decided to write down their sagas in the 13th century. The Aiž is mainly seen as a collection of mythology and heritage, but not as a holy book. Some sagas show remarkable similarities with those elsewhere in the Germanic culture area: the Segfrižsag ("Siegfried saga") for example, seems to originate from the same mythological story as the German Nibelungen saga and the Scandinavian Völsunga saga. Also the Binwulfsag ("Beowulf saga") has similarities with the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf saga.

Raginkwed ("Words of the Gods"): the Raginkwed was written in the 13th century by a group of highly esteemed Ferna Sed priests. Although the Frilanders do not have a holy scripture like the Bible or the Koran, the Raginkwed does come close to these: most Ferna Sed supporters practically know the book by heart and use the advice in it as a guideline for their lives. The most important text from the Raginkwed is the Haumažal ("Counsel of the High One"), which contains the literal words of the god Wodan and shows remarkable similarities with the Icelandic Hįvamįl.

Kreigskunst ("Warfare"): written in the 15th century by king Žeudrik and supplemented by his son Bložwulf after his death. It contains tactics for warfare.

Mundihtan ("Love poems"): written in the 15th century by the famous poet Wulfhard Haimarssun. His work is characterized by a rational view on love.