The Oera Linda Book, from a Manuscript of the Thirteenth CenturyThet skrift fon Bêden.J. G. (Jan Gerhardus) Ottema translationChapter navigation102 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTranslator’s Preface.Introduction.Of the Old Frisian Laws, and the Language of the Manuscript.Okke My Son—The Book of Adela’s Followers.Frya’s Tex.This Has Fasta Spoken.Fasta Said—These are the Laws Established for the Government of the Citadels.Universal Law.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.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 the Burgt Stavia, which Lies Behind the Port of Stavre.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.It is Inscribed at Texland.This is about the Geertmen.In the Year One Thousand and Five after Atland was Submerged, This was Inscribed on the Eastern Wall of Fryasburgt.This is Inscribed in All Our Citadels.How it Fared Afterwards with the Magy.Postscript.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 Frêthorik 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 Konerêd.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.Okke min svn.Thet bok thêra Adela folstar.Tex Fryas.Thet het Fasta sêid.Fasta sêide.That send tha êwa thêr to thêra burgum hêra.Mêna êwa.Hyr folgath tha êwa thêr thêrut tavlikt send.Hyr send tha rjuchta thêre moder and thêra kêninggar.Hyr send tha rjuchta aller Fryas vmbe sêkur to wêsande.Ut Minnos skriftun.Êwa fara stjurar1. Stjurar is thi èrenoma thêra butafarar.Netlika sêka ut-a nêilêtne skriftum Minnos.Ut-a skrifta Minnos.III. Ut-a skrifta Minnos.Hir vnder send thrê wêta, thêr 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 thêre Waraburgh writen.That stêt vp alle burgum eskrêven.Thit stêt inna Waraburch by thêre Aldega mvda wryt.Nw willath wi skriwa vr tha orloch thêra burchfamna Kalta and Min-ervaHirby kvmth tha skêdnesse fon Jon.Nv willath wi skriva ho-t Jon vrgvngen is, thit stêt to Texland skrêven.Thit is over tha Gêrtmanna.An tha jêra 1000 and 51 nêi 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.Nêischrift.Tha skrifta fon Adelbrost and ApolloniaThet othera skrift.Thêre burchfams lov.Formlêre.Thet othera dêl fonre formlêr.Thit stat vp skrivfilt skrêven. Tal and andworde ora famna to-n forbyld.Nw wil ik selva skriwa êrost fon over min burch and than over hwat ik hav muge sjan.Tha skrifta fon Frethorik and Wiljow.Nw wil ik skriwa ho tha Gêrtmanna and fêlo Hêlênja folgar tobek kêmon.Thit skrift is mij ower Nortland jeftha Skênland jêven.Thet skrift fon Konerêd.Nv wil ik vr Friso skriva.Ho Friso forther dêde.Nw wil ik skriwa vr Adel sin svnv.Hyr is that skrift mith Gosas rêd.Hyr is nv min rêd.Thet skrift fon Bêden.Brêf fon Rika thju aldfam, vpseid to Staveren by-t jolfêrste.ColophonPrevious chapter ←Hyr is nv min rêd.Next chapter →Brêf fon Rika thju aldfam, vpseid to Staveren by-t jolfêrste.All chapters and sections (102)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTranslator’s Preface.Introduction.Of the Old Frisian Laws, and the Language of the Manuscript.Okke My Son—The Book of Adela’s Followers.Frya’s Tex.This Has Fasta Spoken.Fasta Said—These are the Laws Established for the Government of the Citadels.Universal Law.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.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 the Burgt Stavia, which Lies Behind the Port of Stavre.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.It is Inscribed at Texland.This is about the Geertmen.In the Year One Thousand and Five after Atland was Submerged, This was Inscribed on the Eastern Wall of Fryasburgt.This is Inscribed in All Our Citadels.How it Fared Afterwards with the Magy.Postscript.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 Frêthorik 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 Konerêd.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.Okke min svn.Thet bok thêra Adela folstar.Tex Fryas.Thet het Fasta sêid.Fasta sêide.That send tha êwa thêr to thêra burgum hêra.Mêna êwa.Hyr folgath tha êwa thêr thêrut tavlikt send.Hyr send tha rjuchta thêre moder and thêra kêninggar.Hyr send tha rjuchta aller Fryas vmbe sêkur to wêsande.Ut Minnos skriftun.Êwa fara stjurar1. Stjurar is thi èrenoma thêra butafarar.Netlika sêka ut-a nêilêtne skriftum Minnos.Ut-a skrifta Minnos.III. Ut-a skrifta Minnos.Hir vnder send thrê wêta, thêr 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 thêre Waraburgh writen.That stêt vp alle burgum eskrêven.Thit stêt inna Waraburch by thêre Aldega mvda wryt.Nw willath wi skriwa vr tha orloch thêra burchfamna Kalta and Min-ervaHirby kvmth tha skêdnesse fon Jon.Nv willath wi skriva ho-t Jon vrgvngen is, thit stêt to Texland skrêven.Thit is over tha Gêrtmanna.An tha jêra 1000 and 51 nêi 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.Nêischrift.Tha skrifta fon Adelbrost and ApolloniaThet othera skrift.Thêre burchfams lov.Formlêre.Thet othera dêl fonre formlêr.Thit stat vp skrivfilt skrêven. Tal and andworde ora famna to-n forbyld.Nw wil ik selva skriwa êrost fon over min burch and than over hwat ik hav muge sjan.Tha skrifta fon Frethorik and Wiljow.Nw wil ik skriwa ho tha Gêrtmanna and fêlo Hêlênja folgar tobek kêmon.Thit skrift is mij ower Nortland jeftha Skênland jêven.Thet skrift fon Konerêd.Nv wil ik vr Friso skriva.Ho Friso forther dêde.Nw wil ik skriwa vr Adel sin svnv.Hyr is that skrift mith Gosas rêd.Hyr is nv min rêd.Thet skrift fon Bêden.Brêf fon Rika thju aldfam, vpseid to Staveren by-t jolfêrste.Colophonthêrvmbe wil ik thet hir-ne sted forjune.◇Notes in this chapterNote 1 · Here there are wanting in the manuscript twenty pages (perhaps more), in which Beeden has written about the King, Adel the Third, called Ubb← Hyr is nv min rêd.Brêf fon Rika thju aldfam, vpseid to Staveren by-t jolfêrste. →