Swob Sjaarda
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Swob Sjaarda was a Dutch noble, daughter of Douwe Tjaerts Aylva and Sjaarda Edwert and from 1455 married to Epes Jarich Hottinga.
In 1475, she became a widow with the responsibility of a castle. This was a period of conflicts between different noble clans in the Netherlands, and her castle was sieged by Skerne Wybe in 1481. According to legend
, she took Wybe hostage by breaking her word, after which she exchanged him for her brother Tjaard Grioestera.
Her act in 1481 made her a metaphor for betrayal in the Netherlands: the expression Swob, became a way of saying that someone was not to be trusted.
In 1475, she became a widow with the responsibility of a castle. This was a period of conflicts between different noble clans in the Netherlands, and her castle was sieged by Skerne Wybe in 1481. According to legend
Legend
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, she took Wybe hostage by breaking her word, after which she exchanged him for her brother Tjaard Grioestera.
Her act in 1481 made her a metaphor for betrayal in the Netherlands: the expression Swob, became a way of saying that someone was not to be trusted.