Battle of Maldon

The Battle of Maldon took place on 10 August 991 at Maldon on the River Blackwater in Essex, East of England instead.

Source location

A report of the battle, which was enriched by many speeches to the warriors and other details, is narrated in an old English poem called The Battle of Maldon. Linguistic investigation suggested that originally the whole poem orally, was then transferred to a lost manuscript in the East Saxon dialect. It survived as a text section in the westsächsichen form, possibly derived from a in the late 11th century working in the monastery of Worcester writer. Coincidentally, it was annexed by Asher a particular manuscript, the Life of King Alfred.

Background

Nobles such as the Anglo-Saxon leader Byrhtnoth were representatives of the King and entrusted with the task of protecting the coasts in attacks. His inherited from his father rank of ealdorman made ​​him the commander of his power base and a group of farmers from the area who were armed in attacks.

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In the Tiberius manuscript of the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle, the battle will be placed in a larger context. It says in the entry for the year 991:

At least since 992 it became clear that it acted well-aimed, focused raiding the Norwegian Olaf Tryggvason and of the Danish king Svein Forkbeard in the trains.