The Oera Linda Book, from a Manuscript of the Thirteenth Century by J. G. Ottema et al.
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"The Oera Linda Book, from a Manuscript of the Thirteenth Century" by J. G. Ottema et al. is a manuscript first published in 1872. Written in imitated Old Frisian, it claims to document historical and mythological events from 2194 BCE to 803 CE. Scholars consider it a hoax, yet controversy erupted in the 1860s and resurfaced during 1930s Nazi occultism, when it became known as "Himmler's Bible." The manuscript's true author and
intent remain unknown, sparking debates about authenticity, nationalism, and ancient mysteries that continue in modern esoteric circles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Translator | Ottema, J. G. (Jan Gerhardus), 1804-1879 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Sandbach, William R. |
| Title | The Oera Linda Book, from a Manuscript of the Thirteenth Century |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oera_Linda |
| Credits |
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| Language | Frisian |
| LoC Class | PF: Language and Literatures: West Germanic |
| Subject | Frisian language -- Texts |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 40986 |
| Release Date | Oct 8, 2012 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1965 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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