Mehr als ein Jahrhundert lang zeigten große Kartenhersteller eine riesige Insel im Nordatlantik namens Frisland. Es gab Städte, eine Küste, alles.
Diese Karte stammt vom berühmten Kartographen Gerardus Mercator
Das Merkwürdige daran ist, dass es komplett erfunden war.
Forscher machten sich auf die Suche danach. Einige beanspruchten sogar Land, das nicht vorhanden war.
Ich habe ein Video erstellt, in dem dargelegt wird, wie eine Renaissance-Lüge Europa über 100 Jahre lang getäuscht hat:
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Anyone familiar with fantasy maps would’ve clocked those names as made up on the spot.
„Spirige“ „Sanestol“ c’mon, I’m only surprised there are no random diacritics sprinkled in.
The name just got changed to James.
According to the 13th-century English poet Laȝamon, one Kinkalin of Frisland joined the many crowned heads who attended King Arthur’s famous court at Caerleon-on-Usk. 5,000 Frislanders joined Arthur’s host for his war against the Roman emperor. Frisland is even mentioned in the so-called *Old English Orosius*, though there the name is a reference to Frisia – in Europe.
No connection with Frisia? An island region in Netherlands and Germany with very variable size, due to tidewater
I’ve seen this one before
[https://images.uesp.net/9/92/ON-concept-Summerset_Isle_Map.jpg](https://images.uesp.net/9/92/ON-concept-Summerset_Isle_Map.jpg)
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Faroe Islands?
thats proofthat time travel is poible that has to be AI slop
In the Netherlands there are still people pretending Friesland is a country with its own language..
Brasil, small imaginary island off the coast of Ireland enters the chat…
Numenor?