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From: Trudy & Rod Bray <>
Subject: Re: The ethnic group of Frisians in Germany
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 14:13:08 +1000
References: <200004022245.PAA25236@bl-14.rootsweb.com>





Rick Kitchen wrote:
> I read somewhere that the Friesian language is the language most closely
> related to English. Presumably because the Friesians and Angles (who
> settled eastern England -- Angle Land) were closely-related.
>
Not quite, Rick.
The Frisians also settled in England along with the Angles and the Jutes
and the Saxons. It is just that they are hardly ever mentioned in
history books.
The article I posted states that Frisian is most closely related to old
English.

Trudy

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