What is Frisian people?
The '''Frisians''' are a group of people of northwestern [[Europe]] and live in an area known as [[Frisia]]. They live mainly in [[Friesland]] and [[Groningen (province)|Groningen]], in the [[Netherlands]], and in [[East Frisia]] and [[North Frisia]], in [[Germany]]. They are said to be a tall, big-boned and light-haired people with a rich history and folklore. ==History== [[Image:Friesengebiet.png|right|250px|thumb|Frisian settlement area]] The Frisians were made an [[treaty|agreement]] with the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] at the [[Rhine River]] in 28 CE, Sixteen years later, the Frisians [[:wikt:defeat|defeated]] the Romans under [[Tiberius]] at the [[:wikt:battle|Battle]] of Baduhennawood and were known and respected by the Romans, who had several writte about them. [[Tacitus]] wrote about the [[Germanic peoples]] in 69 CE and described their habits. He listed many Frisian groups by name;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.i-friesland.com/Tacitus_traits.htm |title=Tacitus - Characteristics of Germanic people |publisher=i-Friesland |accessdate=2009-12-29 |archive-date=2010-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106024942/http://www.i-friesland.com/Tacitus_traits.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Of the many groups that he listed, the Frisians are the only ones to have kept their old name.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.i-friesland.com/Tacitus_tribes.htm |title=History: Tacitus - Tribes of Germania |publisher=i-Friesland |accessdate=2009-12-29 |archive-date=2009-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307115450/http://www.i-friesland.com/Tacitus_tribes.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Frisians probably used boats. The [[North Sea]] from [[Great Britain]] to eastern [[Denmark]] was then called ''Mare Frisia'' and has lands around them, where small groups of Frisians settled. Their homes have been found in [[England]], [[Scotland]], Denmark, Germany, [[Belgium]], [[France]] and the Netherlands. Their lands followed the edge of the North Sea from the mouth of the Rhine River up to that of the [[Ems