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[–] CognitiveDissident5 ago  (edited ago)

He's a South African folk hero. He was a Cape Dutch farmer who, in the 1700s, went into the icy stormy sea with his horse to rescue people who were drowning as the result of a shipwreck. The story has a sad ending. You can still find many references to it online. Woltemade is also mentioned in a song by popular Afrikaner nationalist singer Bok van Blerk. @c0ck

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[–] Killnigs3 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

interesting its always nice to read about our peoples exploits around the world, even if many ended in tragedy, the journeys they took conquered the world.