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by Wim
30 Dec 2024, 21:23
Forum: Geographic names
Topic: Hals
Replies: 0
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Hals

In 202.06 Reintia’s dream a place named Hals is mentioned. From my point of view this refers to a place named Hals (DK) at the eastern entrance of the Limfjord. Before 1825 it was the only entrance, there was a breakthrough on the western side that year. The place is sill loved by sailors nowadays.
by Wim
30 Dec 2024, 08:30
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Greetings from Zeeland
Replies: 1
Views: 133

Greetings from Zeeland

Hi there, My name is Wim. I listened to Jan Ott in several podcasts and decided to read the OLB. I was born and raised near the borders of the Oosterschelde, speak Zeeuws dialect and can sometimes see relations between the text and our dialect. As a sailor my favourite wind is “ruume wind”, for inst...