Finn (Frisian)

Finn, son of Folcwald, is a legendary figure who is mentioned as the Frisian king of the 6th century in the works Widsith and Beowulf. Get also is a 48 lines long fragment of an Old English heroic song that Finnsburg fragment. In addition, a Finn appears in the Historia Britonum. All these texts were written down but only 50 to 100 years after its prospective work.

The Finnsburg fragment was probably no later than the 7th century and was initially only transmitted orally. It is named after Wolfgang coups " completely untouched by Christian influences ." From it merely shows that " a young Gefolgsherr name Hnæf fighting in a hall, which apparently means Finnsburg or to part with his people against another allegiance. "

In Widsith it is, Finn was the son of Folcwalding. A little more information is, however, included in Old English poetry Beowulf, in representing the king himself the content of Finnsburg song. Accordingly, Finn was married to Hildeburh, sister of the Danish Gefolgsherren Hnæf. The in-law got into a conflict, dies in consequence Hnæf. Finn closes after peace with Hengest, the new Gefolgsherren the Danes. This peace is short-lived. For new skirmishes eventually falls even Finn. The Danes then steal his treasures and bring Hildeburh back to their home country.

Finn is also a central character in the book Finn and Hengest by JRR Tolkien. The book was published in 1982.