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Schleswig Holstein
Around the years 450 – 500 Angels and Saxons from northern Germany as well as Danes settled in England.
Thus after the mass migrations in Europe at that time, parts of what is nowadays called Schleswig Hostein were empty of people.
In the 7th century Wenden (also called Wagriner) settled along along the Elbe- and Saale rivers and along the Baltic coast.
As from about the year 700 the German North Sea coast was settled by Frisians from the Netherlands and they developed some parts of the marshes along the Elbe as from the 11th century.
In 798 Karl “the Great” (Charlemange) conquered the Saxons with the support of the Slawian tribes and started to convert them to Christianity.
800-1100: The country is dominated by Danes and Wenden.
The Franks tried to assert some influence.
Ca. 900: Haithabu (nowadays the town of Flensburg) was founded by Danes and Swedish Vikings.
Liubice (Lübeck) was the capital of the Wenden as from about the year 1.000.
In the year 1111 Adolf von Schauenburg became Duke of Holstein and Stormarn.
In the 12th century there were numerous wars between the Wagriner, who mainly lived by the Baltic and the Saxon Holsten as well as Stormaner, Frisians and Angels, who lived nearer the North Sea. In 1138 and 1139 the Wagriner / Wenden were conquered and driven away. Some were allowed to stay and became integrated, particularly if they were willing to convert to Christianity.
In 1143 Duke Adolf II with the help of Heinrich "the Lion" returned to Holstein.
After the excellent experience of settling the Wilster Marsh by Dutch in the year 1106,
Bishop Vincelin of Bosau recommended to resettle the depleted and devastated Wagrinerland.
Adolf sent messengers to all countries, specifically Flandern, Holland ,Utrecht!, Westfalia and Friesland, offering to give the best, overrich fields and pastures
to anyone who would come with ther families.
The district of Dargun was settled by Westphalians, Eutin by Dutch and Suesel by Frisians.
My hometown Eutin was known as “Dutch town”.
The first group of approx. 500 Dutch arrived in Utin in 1144.
Ernst-Guenther Pries: “ History of Eutin”
During the 12th, 13th and 14th century terrible storm floods led to a further exodus from Holland to Schleswig Holstein and Lower Saxony.
Just the “Groote Mandrenke” (Great drowner of men) flood killed more than 100.000 people in 1362. (details see German text).
Thus it can easily be imagined, that Grauwerts/Grawerts left Utrecht during that period and settled in Lübeck.