- standing. Pier
Gerlofs was born
around 1480 in
Kimswerd near the city of Harlingen,
Wonseradeel (modern Friesland, Netherlands). Pier
Gerlofs was one of at...
-
Gerlof Fokko Mees (16 June 1926 – 31
March 2013) was a
Dutch ichthyologist,
ornithologist and
museum curator.
During 1946 to 1949 he took part as a conscript...
-
Master of the Long Sword) by the Mark Brotherhood.
Frisian hero Pier
Gerlofs Donia is
reputed to have
wielded a Zweihänder with such skill, strength...
- 1523. For four
years they were
successful under the
former farmer Pier
Gerlofs Donia. Led by his
Lieutenant Wijerd Jelckama from 1519 they
slowly lost...
-
Italian unification Davy Crockett, an
American folk hero
Statue of Pier
Gerlofs Donia, a
Frisian folk hero
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, a
Turkish national hero...
- Encyclopædia Britannica.com
Genealogy – Pier
Gerlofs Donia at Langenberg-Laagland.com, see Pier
Gerlofs biography, PDF An
article from the
English Historical...
- this ship's ruse was used to
recapture Breda from de
Spanish empire Pier
Gerlofs Donia "Grutte Pier" – a
Frisian pirate and
freedom fighter (known for wielding...
- "Pier
Gerlofs Donia".
Vaderlandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch). Vol. 24 (P-R). Amsterdam:
Johannes Allart. pp. 17–21. Kok,
Jacobus (1791). "Pier
Gerlofs Donia"...
- Trow
Fangfeng Kuafu Pangu Yeren Druon Antigoon Ellert and
Brammert Pier
Gerlofs Donia Ascapart Blunderbore Buggane Colbrand Cormoran Ettins Galehaut Goram...
- over 6 feet (1.8 m) long, with the one
ascribed to
Frisian warrior Pier
Gerlofs Donia being 7 feet (2.13 m) long. The
gigantic blade length was perfectly...
