according to the finnesburg fragment, the danish prince hnaef came with sixty followers to visit and spent the winter at the finnburg. finnburg was the fort of his brother-in-law finn, king of the frisians. there a fight started between the frisians and the danes. a battle took place that lasted for three days. the verses of the story that were found (which is thought to be a small part of the original work) do not explain why the fight started, nor do they give the outcome of the battle.