Blog: The Battle of Maldon
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Eleanor Parker discusses the Old English poem 'The Battle of Maldon'. The poem describes a battle that is also recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and which the Vikings won. Olaf Tryggvason may have been present at this battle, as some traditions have it.
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Viking Age, Maldon, England, 991 AD
Performance of the Battle of Maldon by Leofwin
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A Viking Army under Olaf Trygvasson had been raiding the eastern and southern coast of England in the summer of 991AD unmolested until Byrhtnoth, with the men of Essex, cornered it on Northey Island, near Maldon in August. The two armies faced each other across a narrow stretch of water, until, with the receding tide, Byrhtnoth invited the Vikings across to the mainland to do battle.
Byrhtnoth was killed, the English were defeated, and the Vikings began their infamous practice of demanding protection money, or 'Danegeld'. Byrhtnoth's bodyguard, however, stood fast among the wreckage of the army, and died to a man defending their fallen leader.
A poem was composed very shortly afterwards commemorating the heroic defeat, and the extract recited in the video evokes Byrhtnoth's response to the Vikings' demand for money. It was filmed at the causeway where the Vikings crossed to the mainland in 991
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Set in AD 991 at the mouth of the river Panta, the Earl Byrhtnoth deals battle to Viking raiders. Unfortunately the epic poem is a fragment; the opening lines and the end have been lost. It remains nonetheless a magnificent record of heroism and courage.
As translated by Professor R. K. Gordon.
For those interested, the original poem may be found at http://faculty.virginia.edu/OldEnglish/anthology/maldon.html
The version without subtitles is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbpc3nsJ3ec
DTG Productions' long-awaited motion picture, 'The Battle of Maldon', has finally been released!
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991 AD, Essex, Maldon, England, Viking Age