Albdag

Albdag was a Frisian count from the 9th century.

History

Albdag controlled the gouw Oostergo in Central Friesland, which is the part of Friesland between Vlie and Lauwers. Friesland is now a province ot the Netherlands He ruled in the name of Louis the German in the era when the Jutish Vikings dominated the Netherlands.

In 873, the Viking Rodulf made a predatory raid on Oostergo. The people organised themselves with the help of a Christian Norman to resist the invaders. Rodulf was killed in the battle. Herre Halbertsma has argued that the battle would have occurred around the church of Dokkum.

References

* [http://home.tiscali.nl/gjallar/Bronnen_AF.htm Annalen van Fulda] , Luit van der Tuuk (Gjallar)
*aut|H. Halbertsma, "Het rijk van de Friese koningen", ("Realm of the Frisian kings") (Utrecht, 2000).
*aut|D. Kalma, "Skiednis fan Fryslân", ("History of Friesland") (Grou, 1965), page 109. (Grevenammen).