Martinus Hamconius

Martinus Hamconius
Portrait by Arnoud van Halen, c.1700
Born Maarten Hamckema
c.1550
Follega, Friesland
Died 1620 (aged 6970)
Pen name Martinus Hamconius
Occupation Writer, poet, historian
Nationality Dutch

Maarten Hamckema (c.1550, Follega – 1620), sometimes anglicized as Marten Hamkes and mainly known by his pen name Martinus Hamconius, was a Frisian writer, poet and historian best known for his apocryphal history books on the Kingdom of Frisia.

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