battle, ancient

Battle of Finnsburg

Name: Battle of Finnsburg
Location: Netherlands

Battle of Finnsburg was a battle fought in AD 450 in what is now Netherlands. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Short lived peace treaty, followed by Danish victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 60 men.

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FoughtAD 450

WhereNetherlands53.084N, 5.662E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeShort lived peace treaty, followed by Danish victory

BelligerentsFrisians, and possibly JutesagainstDanish Hocings, with others such as a Secgan lord

Casualties and lossesHeavy losses in both phasesandUnknown, at least one death in phase one

Record

Date	AD 450 (year precision)
Place	Netherlands 53.084N, 5.662E
Kind	Battle, ancient
Strength	Unknown	60 men
Casualties and losses	Heavy losses in both phases	Unknown, at least one death in phase one
Commanders	Finn (Frisian)	Hnæf Hengist and Horsa

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Sneek 1517, 5.7 km S
Battle of the Boarn AD 734, 8.8 km E
Battle of Boksum 1586, 12 km NE
Battle of the Afsluitdijk 1940, 22 km W
Battle on the Zuiderzee 1573, 36 km SW

Elsewhere in AD 450

Battle of Khaghkhagh Azerbaijan

Battle of Finnsburg is one of 88 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 237 in present-day Netherlands.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2948126, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Finnsburg, revision 1370440721, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.