Two years after Gosa became Mother, a fleet arrived in Stavere from Greece, seeking land. With the Mother’s consent, they could stay but not in one place to avoid becoming too powerful.
Friso and his people made Stavere a seaport, while Wichhirte and some Ionians settled in different locations.
Out of the diary of Liudgert, the rear-admiral of Wichhirt, we follow Frethorik’s comrade, Liudgert, dealings with Alexander the Great.
Frethorik describes the habits and characteristics of different tribes. It mentions that the Brokemen are envious and fearful, use unusual names, and believe in hidden images of ancestral figures. Additionally, it discusses superstitions related to childbirth and beliefs in evil spirits.
Frethorik speaks of Demetrius and Friso, who aimed to restore Greece’s freedom. Demetrius, with Antigonus, won a battle against Ptolemy with the help of allies.
Friso’s children were renowned for their exceptional beauty, capturing the attention of all Greece. Demetrius abducts a daughter and son, promising the father wealth and status. The mother rejects the bribe, fearing for her children. The father sends a poisoned message, leading to their deaths.
In a thrilling encounter at the old harbor, Friso led a daring defense against enemy fleets, using fiery arrows to great effect. Despite a relentless pursuit, Friso’s strategic prowess and courageous leadership triumphed.
Here Lutgert describes the 1200 years lived in Punjab. Konored entered Lutgert’s story into the book. It is a detailed account of what the people experienced and saw throughout this long period of time. He describes the land where the five rivers meet, including the holy Ganges. The Hindoos revere the mountains as the birthplace of Finda. Despite persecution by fat, rich priests, they continue their quiet gatherings.
The land between the Punjab and the Ganges is fertile but plagued by famines caused by corrupt princes and priests. The Hindoos are oppressed and exploited. Additionally, the people face danger from wild animals, including elephants, tigers, and snakes.
Exploring the westward Punjab reveals vast clay and dry lands, hosting unique fruits and oversized nuts. The landscape is adorned with golden apples and berry trees, which are larger and sweeter than those found elsewhere.
In Kashmir, a child born to a royal daughter and a priest faced shame and rejection. He wandered, learning ethics and freeing a slave. Teaching self-reliance and moral values, he rejected materialism and preached equal rights.
After a flood, Jutes and Lets settled in the land of Jutland. Zealand sailors started raiding Phoenician ships instead of Gaul ships. Zealanders began lacking good ships as their shipwrights died and wood disappeared. Friso know to cheat everyone to the pleasure of both parties and to the profit of his own goal.
Friso sends his brothers-in-law to persuade important figures about an upcoming war and then empowers the youth with money and gifts. Frio’s actions create a divide within the community, with some disapproving and others seizing the opportunities to earn money.
The passage narrates of Wiljo, who originated from the Saxonmarks. She and her husband raised five children together. Additionally, Wiljo authored three books and devoted herself to copying and preserving ancient scriptures and writings, leaving a lasting impact on her community.
Konored tells about Frya’s folk who is awake and industrious, they become neither tired nor weary because their goal leads to the best. Though digging ditches and making coastal dikes of the dirt which came out of ditches they had again built a good home outside of the dike.
He points out that Wralda feeds all his creatures, provided that they keep courage and will humanely help each other.
Konered tells about Adel, Frisos son and his wife Ifkia from Saxonmarks. Adel had in his travels has he won many friends. Ifkia worked and wrought so that Frya’s children might again come under self-government and in one federation.
To achieve that, she travelled off with her husband through the Saxonmarks and forth to Gertmannia, to Denmarks and Texland. From Texland went they to Westflyland and so along the sea hence to Walhallagara. From Walhallagara bore they along the south Rhine, until they, with great fear, came above the Rhine by the Marsata.
Gosa tells about God’s (good) language as a gift Wralda gave to the people, so that they might understand each other, what one must avoid and what one must seek to find happiness and to keep it in all eternity.
There emerged deception among their half-sisters and half-brothers, who posed themselves as god’s servants. The deceptive priests and the bad-natured princes lived without god’s (good) laws. In their wickedness went they hence and have created other languages, so that they could speak secretly in the presence of all others, of evil things and all unworthy things.
Beden tells about his uncle Konered dying childless, and about him inherits Konered and also succeeding him in his position.
Adel, the third king of this name, has approved the choice, provided that Beden would acknowledge him as his master.
This is the Letter of Rika the Oldmaid, read at Staveren at the Yulefest. She warns against the distortion of language coming from their enemies. In Rika’s letter, she points out the folly of calling Wralda male or female, which clarifies the Fryan’s view of Wralda as an impersonal god outside of matter and time, not a god with human attributes.
In this chapter Askar who ascended the throne when his father was dead. When he had been king for a year, he obliged all youths of his state, they should yearly come to camp and there make seeming warfare.
The Gauls had come and have robbed all our beautiful southern lands. Askar told the people that they must go forth until there were no more Gauls Slavs or Tartars to be driven from Freya’s legacy.
We also learn about Tales of Britain, and Scottish people, of which the majority sprout from Freya’s blood, of which a part are Kaltana followers (Celts), Near Greeces (Italy) and Phonecians.
(In the manuscript the page before this chapter is Beden on the Letter of Rika the Oldmaid. That chapter is the ending of the writings of Beden.
In the manuscript, three leaves are missing.
The broken-off beginning words of the following demonstrates, that the beginning of the following writing is lost, and therewith also the indication of the name of the writer, who can be proven to be a son or grandson of Beeden.
— comment of Dr.J.G.Ottema).
Reinta dreams that Wralda is warning that all must unite as Frya’s folk or face disaster. She also dreams that seven watch-maids forewarned of impending doom. In her dreams, she learns that all must discard last names, unite as Freya’s children, and drive away Finda’s folk. Otherwise, they face enslavement and abuse until ancestral ghosts scold their inaction.
Reintia manipulates the Germans and Lithuanians into warfare, promising freedom. She plans territorial conquests, requiring her allies to conquer Freya’s southern lands.
Askar’s arrival was anticipated, leading to a swift retreat and his capture. In exchange, a high Gaul was freed. The Magyar continued to challenge neighbours. A grand church was erected at Egmond. Afterwards they said that the Gauls defeated Askar because people didn’t believe Wodin would help.