Friesengeist / Frisian schnapps, 56% vol., 40 ml bottle

Friesengeist / Frisian schnapps, 56% vol., 40 ml bottle

In honor of the Frisians, more Friesengeist! Anyone who has seen "burning" Friesengeist glasses and heard the authentic Friesengeist toast will rave about this spectacle time and again. Experience a particularly beautiful facet of Frisian custom – the strong, yet mild character of this 56-percent original from the North Sea coast.

The Frisian tribe was first mentioned by Pliny the Elder. In 12 B.C., they had initially supported the Romans, but later became bitter enemies. Before the Frisians were subdued by Charles Martel and later by Charlemagne, they expanded their territory over the preceding centuries. Charlemagne's policies granted the individual tribes a form of autonomy. Towards the end of the 8th century, the tribal laws (Lex Frisionum) were recorded.
In the 12th century, after the expulsion of the Frankish counts, the so-called "Frisian Freedom" began. This was a system of small rural communities that were organized in a liberal and cooperative manner and were subject only to the Emperor. Once a year, the representatives of the communities met at the Upstalsboom in Rahe near Aurich. This assembly was opened with the exclamation "Eala Frya Fresena" ("Arise, you free Frisians!"), to which the response was "Lewer duad üs Slav" ("Better dead than a slave"). The motto on the North Frisian coat of arms.
The end of Frisian Freedom began around 1498.