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rebel leader, and pirate. He is best
known by his West
Frisian nickname Grutte Pier ("Big Pier"; in the pre-1980 West
Frisian spelling written as Greate...
- The
Migration Period, also
known as the
Barbarian Invasions, was a
period in
European history marked by large-scale
migrations that saw the fall of the...
- The
Grutte Mûne (English:
Great Mill, Dutch: De
Grote Molen) is a
smock mill in Broeksterwâld, Friesland,
Netherlands which has been
restored to working...
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early 16th century, the
pirate and
freedom fighter Pier
Gerlofs Donia (
Grutte Pier)
challenged Saxon authority in
Friesland during a
prolonged guerrilla...
- 1517 the
castle saved some of the
Medemblik townsfolk from the
raids of
Grutte Pier and his
Arumer Zwarte Hoop (a band of
marauding pirates). On 12 August...
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Belgium Grote Molen, Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk, a
windmill in
South Holland Grutte Mûne, Broeksterwâld, a
windmill in
Friesland Great Mills (disambiguation)...
- Gang), a
select group of
highly specialized and
legendary warriors, led by
Grutte Pier
Baron and
Baroness of Ever – a
fictional title in the
Langstraat region;...
- 22 "Supersized: Sword"
Signature blade (using
steel from
railroad rail)
Grutte Pier's
sword October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05) 0.47 In this
special "Supersized"...
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Donia c. 1480–1520
Netherlands (Frisia) From Arum, Friesland.
Known as
Grutte Pier 'big Pier'
because of his length.
Another nickname was 'Cross of the...
- The
Great Frisian War (West Frisian:
Grutte Fryske Oarloch) was an
armed conflict in
Frisia which lasted nine
years in the 15th century, from 1413 to 1422...
