The Frisians and their Pottery: Social Relations before and after the Fourth Century AD
Annet Nieuwhof
The beginning of the present-day Frisians lies in 5th century, when new inhabitants, ‘Anglo-Saxons’, arrived virtually abandoned terp region Northern Netherlands. that are mentioned by Roman authors, had largely area 3rd and was empty 4th century. In this chapter, some evidence is indicative social relations between different groups inhabiting northern coastal areas Netherlands Germany will be presented. same mechanisms, such as visiting, gift exchange intermarriage functioned before after networks regions were involved. To understand ‘new Frisians’ their descent from migrating Anglo-Saxons, we cannot ignore ‘old contacts with Chaucans, later Saxons. focus on pottery, since most wide-spread material category, a telling one concerned.