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Maldon, Battle of

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Maldon, Battle of, a 325-line poem in Old English, incomplete at the beginning and the end, probably written c.1000, dealing with the battle fought in 991 at Maldon in Essex against Danish raiders. The Danes are drawn up on the shore of the river Pant (Blackwater), opposed by Byrhtnoth (c.926–91), ealdorman of Essex since 956, who rejects the demand for tribute by the Danes. In the fight Byrhtnoth is killed and the English are defeated. The second half of the poem, concerned with the loyalty of the followers of Byrhtnoth to their dead leader, is a powerful statement of fidelity and determination to avenge his death.

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Maldon, battle of

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Maldon, battle of, 991. In August 991 Byrhtnoth, ealdorman of Essex, was defeated and killed by a Danish force led by Guthmund and Olaf Tryggvason at Maldon on the river Blackwater in Essex. Byrhtnoth's heroic death was commemorated in one of the greatest Anglo-Saxon battle poems, The Battle of Maldon.

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Maldon, Battle of

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Maldon, Battle of (August 991) A major battle fought near Maldon in Essex between the East Saxons, under the leadership of Byrhtnoth, and Danish raiders, led by Anlaf. The battle is the subject of a short but moving poem written by an eyewitness, in which the heroism of the defeated East Saxons is celebrated.

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Maldon, battle of, 991. In August 991 Byrhtnoth, ealdorman of Essex, was killed by a Danish force led by Guthmund and Olaf Tryggvason at Maldon on the river Blackwater in Essex. Byrhtnoth's heroic death was commemorated in the great Anglo‐Saxon battle poem, The Battle of Maldon.

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Battle of Maldon

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Battle of Maldon, see Maldon, Battle of.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Battle of Maldon." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-BattleofMaldon.html

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