Author: allecmere
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Oh Traveller! Come sit! Because this… this is so important. For a long time have I wanted to share with you what I know about names. Yes, names. Simple names, difficult names, long names, short names. Just: names. In this particular case: the names of women. The book you see here is similar to a…
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Stop traveller! Have a seat by the fire and let me tell you all about this gift I made. In the year 2007 a spectacular spur was excavated in Dorestad (modern day Wijk bij Duurstede). Though the owners will remain unknown, it is striking how many swords, horse harnesses, lances and spurs were excavated. Dorestad…
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I am giving you a very very small hint here on the May 1st Giveaway! Would you be able to guess what this is? Are you sure you want to miss the giveaway? I can tell you that the handmade gift is based on an actual find….
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Here you see one of the oldest houses in Alkmaar, built in 1540, situated on Kanisstreet number 1. A ‘kanis’ is a pedlar’s basket and because the house is situated near an old almshouse you may assume that pedlar’s went to the almshouse often to sell their items. The façade is that of a typical…
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1573 is the year my birth town Alkmaar was liberated from the Spanish oppression. The Eighty Years War, as it was also called, was the Dutch revolt against the Spanish monarch Philips II. Because it is almost 500 years ago, I will not go into the politics of that time. Suffice it to say the…
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Stop traveller, come sit by the fire! I have quite story for you!! On Christmas day of the year 2019 a silver ring was found in Hoogwoud, The Netherlands. The ring dates from the 10th century and is a typical Viking ring. Viking experts believe the ring was worn as a pendant, as it is…
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Now that the world basically has stopped turning due to a modern ‘plague’ I feel the need to share with you pictures of one of the oldest houses in my country The Netherlands and lucky me, I live very close to it! So, just to cheer you up I am sharing these. The house was…
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There are three stones buried in the streets of Leiden, which aren’t just decoration, they actually mark the city’s medieval different districts. The stones not only function as a border between the districts, it was also the place where law was practised in public; which means that many punishments and executions were held here. The…
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During my many travels, I have visited many places, towns, cathedrals and castles. Allow me to tell you about one of those today. I will take you to the town of Lisse, which is 25 miles south-west of Amsterdam. In the 10th century it isn’t more than a handful of farms. Lisse is near the…
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