Martinus Hamconius

Martinus Hamconius
Portrait by Arnoud van Halen, c. 1700
Born
Maarten Hamckema

c. 1550
Follega, Friesland
Died1620 (aged 69–70)
Pen nameMartinus Hamconius
OccupationWriter, poet, historian
NationalityDutch

Maarten Hamckema (c. 1550 in 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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