The Oera Linda Book, from a Manuscript of the Thirteenth Century

The Oera Linda Book, from a Manuscript of the Thirteenth Century

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Translator's Preface.

Comparative Sample

Of the Old Frisian Laws, and the Language of the Manuscript.

The Book of Adela's Followers.

This Has Fasta Spoken.

These are the Laws Established for the Government of the Citadels.

Here Follow the Laws which were thus Established.

These are the Rights of the Mothers and the Kings.

Here are the Rules Established for the Security of All Frisians.

From Minno's Writings.

Laws for the Navigators.

Useful Extracts from the Writings left by Minno.

From Minno's Writings. (2)

From the Writings of Minno.

These are the Three Principles on which these Laws are Founded.

These Rules are Made for Angry People.

These are the Rules Concerning Bastards.

What is Written Hereunder is Inscribed on the Walls of Waraburgt.

This Stands Inscribed upon All Citadels.

How the Bad Time Came.

This is Inscribed on the Waraburgt by the Aldegamude.

All this is Inscribed not only on the Waraburgt, but also on

What the Consequence of This Was.

Now We Will Write about the War between the Burgtmaagden Kalta and Min-erva,

We Now Come to the History of Jon.

Now We Shall Write how it Fared with Jon.

It is Inscribed at Texland.

This is about the Geertmen.

In the Year One Thousand and Five after Atland was Submerged,

This is Inscribed in All Our Citadels.

How it Fared Afterwards with the Magy.

The Writings of Adelbrost and Apollonia.

The Second Writing.

The Elegy of the Burgtmaagd.

The Oldest Doctrine.

The Second Part of the Oldest Doctrine.

This is Written on Parchment "Skrivfilt." Speech and Answer to other Maidens as an Example.

Now I will Write Myself, First about My Citadel, and then about what I have been Able to See.

The Writings of Frethorik and Wiljow.

Now I Will Relate how the Geertman and Many Followers of Hellenia Came Back.

This Writing has been Given to Me about Northland and Schoonland (Scandinavia).

The Writing of Konered.

Now I Will Write about Friso.

What Friso did Further.

Now I will Write about His Son Adel.

Here is the Writing with Gosa's Advice.

Here is my Counsel.

The Writing of Beeden.

Letter of Rika the Oudmaagd, Read at Staveren at the Juul Feast.

Thet bok thera Adela folstar.

Thet het Fasta seid.

That send tha ewa ther to thera burgum hera.

Hyr folgath tha ewa ther therut tavlikt send.

Hyr send tha rjuchta there moder and thera keninggar.

Hyr send tha rjuchta aller Fryas vmbe sekur to wesande.

Ut Minnos skriftun.

ewa fara stjurar 1 . Stjurar is thi Erenoma thera butafarar.

Netlika seka ut-a neiletne skriftum Minnos.

Ut-a skrifta Minnos.

III. Ut-a skrifta Minnos.

Hir vnder send thre weta, ther after send thissa setma makad.

Thissa domar send makad fara nydiga manniska.

This send domar fara horninga.

That hyr vnder stat is in ut tha wagar there Waraburgh writen.

That stet vp alle burgum eskreven.

Ho arge tid kem.

Thit stet inna Waraburch by there Aldega mvda wryt.

Thit ella stet navt allena vpper Waraburgh men ok to there

Hwat ther of wrden is.

Nw willath wi skriwa vr tha orloch thera burchfamna Kalta and Min-erva

Hirby kvmth tha skednesse fon Jon.

Nv willath wi skriva ho-t Jon vrgvngen is, thit stet to Texland skreven.

Thit is over tha Gertmanna.

An tha jera 1000 and 5 1 nei Aldland svnken is, is thit vpp-ina asterwach it Fryas burch writen.

Thit stat in al vsa burga.

Ho-t thene Magy forth vrgvngon is.

Tha skrifta fon Adelbrost and Apollonia

Thet othera skrift.

There burchfams lov.

Thet othera del fonre formler.

Thit stat vp skrivfilt skreven. Tal and andworde ora famna to-n forbyld.

Nw wil ik selva skriwa erost fon over min burch and than over hwat ik hav muge sjan.

Tha skrifta fon Frethorik and Wiljow.

Nw wil ik skriwa ho tha Gertmanna and felo Helenja folgar tobek kemon.

Thit skrift is mij ower Nortland jeftha Skenland jeven.

Thet skrift fon Konered.

Nv wil ik vr Friso skriva.

Ho Friso forther dede.

Nw wil ik skriwa vr Adel sin svnv.

Hyr is that skrift mith Gosas red.

Hyr is nv min red.

Thet skrift fon Beden.

Bref fon Rika thju aldfam, vpseid to Staveren by-t jolferste.

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The
Oera Linda Book.

Printed by Ballantyne and Company

Edinburgh and London

The
Oera Linda Book

From
A Manuscript of the Thirteenth Century

With the Permission of the Proprietor
C. over de Linden, of The Helder
The Original Frisian Text
As Verified by Dr J. O. Ottema
Accompanied by an
English Version of Dr Ottema’s Dutch Translation
By
William R. Sandbach

London
TrÜbner & Co., Ludgate Hill

1876
[All rights reserved]

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