User:HP1740-B/Ethnic History

Ethnic category

 * Language; Old Dutch (500 CE); Middle Dutch (1150 CE)
 * Religion; Christianity [add. Arnoutf: Emergence of Christianity is perhaps better, population was largely pagan until far in the 8th century]
 * Common ancestry; Franks, natives prior to Frankish settlement. (Germanic, upon Celtic, upon Pre-Celtic elements) [add. Iblardi: note that Franks are a confederation of largely autochthonous tribes]
 * Cultural traits;
 * Political organization; Tribal villages / Germanic Kings / Vassal lord
 * Landscape; Aquatic (marine/fluvial) lowland agriculture.
 * Identification; Local/regional.
 * Economy; Local agricultural exchange. [add. Iblardi: not exclusively so, see Dorestad and Frisian trade]
 * Mobility; exclusively local. [add. Arnoutf: Similar as above, not exclusively; "mainly" or even "predominantly" probably better]
 * [add. Iblardi: common exonym not evidenced for this period]

Ethnic network

 * Language; Middle Dutch (1150 CE) / Early Modern Dutch (1500 CE).
 * Political organization; Feudalism (800 CE), (emerging) cities. (1000/1100 CE) [Iblardi: note that feudalisation was comparatively weak in the north/north-east (Frisians, Drents) and west (Holland)]
 * Cultural traits;
 * Emerging disregard of authority/nobility; [add. Iblardi: emerging bourgeoisie and lay culture, esp. in Flanders]
 * Evidenced in literature van den vos Reinaerde (starting a continuing tradition: cf. Tijl Uilenspiegel -1520/1870)
 * Evidenced in regional/local revolts; (Guldensporenslag, Bruges Matins)
 * Evidenced in cities forming political factions;
 * Hook and Cod wars (Holland/Zeeland)
 * Lichtenbergers and Fresingen (Utrecht),
 * Schieringers and Vetkopers (Groningen/Frisia)
 * Klauwaerts and Leliaerts (Flanders)
 * Heeckerens and Bronckhorsten (Guelders)


 * Political organization/Landscape;
 * Polders, requiring extensive cooperation/organization. (c. 1000 CE)
 * Creation of Waterschappen (from c. 1200). Cooperation for the grater good enforced; includes a role for local communities not only nobility.
 * Powerful cities; cf. the Blijde intrede (Flanders) and the Blijde inkomst (Brabant).


 * Common Origin Theory; Batavian myth [add. Iblardi: since early 16th century; claimed by Holland as well as Guelders]
 * Religion; Christianity/Catholicism (c. 750 CE), Protestantism (1550 CE).
 * Homeland thought
 * Economy; Regional agricultural trading. Consumer goods in cities. [add. Iblardi: membership Hanseatic League in 15th century (IJssel region)]
 * Identification; regional/general.
 * Mobility; regional.

Ethnic community

 * Language; Early Modern Dutch / Modern Dutch c. (1750 CE).
 * Political organization; Provinces (1550 CE) / States (c. 1600 CE) [Add Arnoutf. I would suggest something like a "federal republic" as organisation from c. 1600-1795)
 * Cultural traits; Calvinist sobriety and directness (bluntness) become recognised by other nations (esp English)
 * Economy;
 * 1) Textile trade / domestic agriculture; limited participation in Hanseatic League. (outside agricultural/raw material trade)
 * 2) Extensive marine trade + depending industries / Textile / domestic agriculture.
 * 3) Industrial economy.
 * 4) (1600-1950) Colonialism -> Spice trade, earhtware/porcelain imports, Slave trade [Add Arnoutf. I am not sure phrasing is right, but I think we have to do something with this)
 * Identification; general/regional.
 * Common Origin Theory; Tri-tribal myth (c. 1880) / Historical (local) ancestry. (c. 1950 CE)
 * Religion; Christianity/Catholicism (c. 750 CE), Protestantism (1550 CE).
 * Mobility; national /ultra-national (colonization). [Add Arnoutf. : Probably even "global" would correctly describe Dutch mobility in this era.]