Eilrad was a Frisian

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from the medieval shire

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. In 793 carried Eilrad with

Unno Unno was a duke from the medieval Frisian shire of Rüstringen. In the Frankish annals, Unno is described as a Frisian duke. He belonged to the Frisian elite who were willing to cooperate with the Franks after annexation of East Frisia in 772. In ...

, another leader, the Frisians in their revolt against the

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from

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. This rebellion resulted that the Frisians temporarily fell back to their old pagan religion. Christian missionaries as

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were forced to flee and had to find a safe haven in the south of the Franks. Unlike the great revolt of 783-784 the Frisian revolt remained restricted to the area east of the

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and was beaten down that same year.

Sources

{{aut, Herre Halbertsma, ''Het rijk van de Friese koningen, opkomst en ondergang'', Utrecht, 2000, pag. 310. Dukes of Frisia Year of birth missing Year of death missing East Frisians

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