Europe's Forgotten Country

Check out Team Human's pledge and join us to make companies accountable! Check it out at http://teamhuman.org/ Along the coast of the North Sea lies a distinct nation of nearly 3 million people with its own language, sovereign legal tradition, and historical borders. Yet, it appears on zero modern maps because, today, it doesn't exist as a country. It's instead carved up between the Netherlands, Germany (and at one point Denmark). In the past, Frisia maintained total independence for centuries, defying feudal kings, vast empires and defeating Viking raids; Operating Europe's first true peasant democracy under the "Frisian Freedom." So what destroyed their independence? And if Frisia reunited today as a sovereign European state, how would its economy and strategic coastline reshape the continent? TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 There's a Country Missing from Europe's Maps 01:18 Ancient Frisia 02:15 Early Medieval Period - Frisia Magna 03:10 The Frisian Freedom 05:06 Importance of the Terrain 05:49 Lack of a Unified State 06:16 Foreign Conquests & Dissolution 08:35 Team Human 09:52 Frisian Language 12:38 Other Cultural Customs 13:53 InterFrisian Organization 14:22 Political Representation 14:59 What if it Became a Country Today? 17:53 Potential Flag 18:34 The Challenges Become a member on Patreon & get your name in the credits + exclusive content! https://www.patreon.com/generalknowledge Stay up to date on more content from me: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@generalknowledge.pt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genknowledge/ Join the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/f4neAVWZfF Business Contact: [email protected] #GeneralKnowledge