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Pier Gerlofs Donia Quotes

Frisian warrior, pirate, and rebel

Pier Gerlofs Donia (c. 1480 – 28 October 1520) was a Frisian warrior, pirate, freedom fighter and folk hero. He is most known by his Frisian nickname "Grutte Pier" (in the old Frisian spelling "Greate Pier"), or by his Dutch aliases of "Grote Pier" and "Lange Pier".

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Alternative Names: Grutte Pier

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Bûter, brea en griene tsiis: wa't dat net sizze ken, is gjin oprjochte Frys.

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