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Statue of Willem van Saeftinghe in Lissewege by Jef Claerhout

Willem van Saeftinghe ("William of Saeftinghe"; d. 1309?) was a lay brother in the Cistercian abbey of Ter Doest in Lissewege, West Flanders, Belgium. He fought at the Battle of the Golden Spurs, and became a Flemish folk hero.

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Willem van Saeftinghe

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Willem van Saeftinghe ("William of Saeftinghe"; d. 1309?) was a lay brother in the Cistercian abbey of Ter Doest in Lissewege, West Flanders, Belgium...

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Saeftinghe

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experienced guide. Saeftinghe was drained in the 13th century under the management of the abbey of Ter Doest. Willem van Saeftinghe was one of the best...

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Battle of the Golden Spurs

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himself skillfully. His horse was struck down by a lay brother, Willem van Saeftinghe, and the count himself was killed, covered with multiple wounds...

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Lissewege

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and Zwankendamme. Bell tower of Our Lady's Church (13th century) Willem van Saeftinghe by The Oude Pastoriestraat ("Old Presbytery street") The RV Belgica...

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Zeelandic Flanders

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bordered by the Zwin nature reserve in the West and the Drowned Land of Saeftinghe in the East. Since local government boundary reforms in 2003, Zeelandic...

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1309

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19 – Pope Clement V reverses the excommunication of Flemish hero Willem van Saeftinghe and grants him absolution, but requires him to join the Knights...

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Western Scheldt

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discontinued without replacement. Eastern Scheldt Zeeschelde "Westerschelde & Saeftinghe". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018. Ley, Willy...

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Ter Doest Abbey

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Norway. He died in the abbey on 8 January 1285 and was buried there. Willem van Saeftinghe, a lay brother of Ter Doest, fought with the Flemish in the Battle...

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Folklore of the Low Countries

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cradle came ashore. The story is told in The Cat and the Cradle. The Saeftinghe legend, says that once glorious city was flooded and ruined by sea waters...

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List of settlements lost to floods in the Netherlands

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) Saeftinghe The town of Saeftinghe was near Saeftinghe Castle. It went completely under in 1214 by a high flood. The oldest mention of Saeftinghe is...

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Eline Vedder

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Development Phil Hogan, when he was visiting a CDA event in Nieuw-Namen. The Saeftinghe Manifesto called for trust between farmers and society to be restored...

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List of sailing ships participating in Sail Amsterdam 2015

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Naupar.nl. Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-07-12. "Willem Barentsz | Zeilschip | IJsselmeer | Waddenzee | Amsterdam | NAUPAR". Naupar...

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