Editing Plautdietsch (section)

===Dutch===
The first half of the 16th century was the onset of the rule of terror by the [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba|Duke of Alba]] in the Spanish [[Low Countries]] during the [[Dutch Revolt]] (a.k.a. [[Eighty Years' War]]), that was centered on religious freedom for the [[Protestantism|Protestants]]. As a result, many Mennonites and [[Calvinism|Reformed]] left the country. This continued in the 17th century, when the [[Dutch Reformed Church]] became the official religion, being less than indulgent to other types of Protestantism, let alone the types perceived as radical (non-violent, no bearing of arms, no recognition of worldly authorities). In [[Low German]] area, they left their language traces in particular at the lower [[Vistula]], around [[Gdańsk|Danzig]] and [[Elbląg|Elbing]], and up the river towards [[Toruń]].