Igo Galama

Igo Galama (876–910) was the legendary fifth potestaat of Friesland, now a province of the Netherlands.

The old custom of coastal surveillance, which was neglected by his predecessors, was reintroduced by Galama.

Sometimes, the name of Igo is written as Ygo II Galama, to avoid confusion with Ygo I Galama who would have been the Frisian king Beroald (540–597), and according to the stories won a victory over Dagobert (born 603), the son of the Merovingian king Chlothar II (r. 613–629).

('He waits at the northerly place, because from this sector comes trouble for us all') Galama probably died in 910.

He was preceded by Hessel Hermana and succeeded by Gosse Ludigman Groot algemeen historisch, geographisch, genealogisch, en oordeelkundig woordenboek Universiteit Gent Staat En Macht 1450-1650: Bijdragen Aan Het Historisch Congres Te Leeuwarden