Eomær, son of Offa and Þryðo (cf. Þryðo), [1961].
Finn (gen. Finnes, [1069], etc.; dat. Finne, [1129]), son of Folcwalda ([1090]), king of the North Frisians, i.e. of the Eotenas, husband of Hildeburg, a daughter of Hôc, [1072], [1077]. He is the hero of the inserted poem on the Attack in Finnsburg, the obscure incidents of which are, perhaps, as follows: In Finn's castle, Finnsburg, situated in Jutland ([1126-28]), the Hôcing, Hnäf, a relative—perhaps a brother—of Hildeburg is spending some time as guest. Hnäf, who is a liegeman of the Danish king, Healfdene, has sixty men with him (Finnsburg, [38]). These are treacherously attacked one night by Finn's men, [1073]. For five days they hold the doors of their lodging-place without losing one of their number (Finnsburg, [41], [42]). Then, however, Hnäf is slain ([1071]), and the Dane, Hengest, who was among Hnäf's followers, assumes the command of the beleaguered band. But on the attacking side the fight has brought terrible losses to Finn's men. Their numbers are diminished ([1081] f.), and Hildeburg bemoans a son and a brother among the fallen ([1074] f., cf. [1116], [1119]). Therefore the Frisians offer the Danes peace ([1086]) under the conditions mentioned ([1087-1095]), and it is confirmed with oaths ([1097]), and money is given by Finn in propitiation ([1108]). Now all who have survived the battle go together to Friesland, the homo proper of Finn, and here Hengest remains during the winter, prevented by ice and storms from returning home (Grein). But in spring the feud breaks out anew. Gûðlâf and Oslâf avenge Hnäf's fall, probably after they have brought help from home ([1150]). In the battle, the hall is filled with the corpses of the enemy. Finn himself is killed, and the queen is captured and carried away, along with the booty, to the land of the Danes, [1147-1160].
Finna land. Beówulf reaches it in his swimming-race with Breca, [580].
Fitela, the son and nephew of the Wälsing, Sigemund, and his companion in arms, [876-890]. (Sigemund had begotten Fitela by his sister, Signý. Cf. more at length Leo on Beówulf, p. 38 ff., where an extract from the legend of the Walsungs is given.)
Folc-walda (gen. Folc-waldan, [1090]), Finn's father, [1090].
Francan (gen. Francna, [1211]; dat. Froncum, [2913]). King Hygelâc fell on an expedition against the allied Franks, Frisians, and Hûgas, [1211], [2917].
Fresan, Frisan, Frysan (gen. Fresena, [1094], Frysna, [1105], Fresna, [2916]: dat. Frysum, [1208], [2913]). To be distinguished, are: 1) North Frisians, whose king is Finn, [1069] ff.; 2) West Frisians, in alliance with the Franks and Hûgas, in the war against whom Hygelâc falls, [1208], [2916]. The country of the former is called Frysland, [1127]; that of the latter, Fresna land, [2916].
Fr..es wäl (in Fr..es wäle, [1071]), mutilated proper name.
Freáwaru, daughter of the Danish king, Hrôðgâr; given in marriage to Ingeld, the son of the Heaðobeard king, Frôda, in order to end a war between the Danes and the Heaðobeardnas, [2023] ff., [2065].
Frôda (gen. Frôdan), father of Ingeld, the husband of Freáware, [2026].