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EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0382 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Frisian freedom (medieval Frisia) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“The claim that Charlemagne granted the Frisians their freedom has no documentary basis before the thirteenth century, and a charter in his name was forged around 1300.”

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Preface to the Edition and Translation of the Old Frisian Main Text

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