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	Fictionwise eBooks: The Price of Love by Arnold Bennett
		Maldon; they were part of her regular night life, part of an unconsciously loved ritual, and they contributed in their degree to her placid happiness.
		Maldon measured the time between the lighting of gas and the drawing down of blinds by tenths of a second--such was her fear lest in that sinister interval the whole prying town might magically gather in the street outside and peer into the secrets of her inculpable existence.
		Maldon's sitting-room (save for the white window-curtains, which had to accept the common grey fate of white window-curtains in the district) was clean in the country-side sense, almost in the Dutch sense.
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	Battle of Maldon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Anglo-Saxons, led by Byrhtnoth and his theigns, fought against a Viking invasion, a battle which ended in utter defeat for the Anglo-Saxons.
		An account of the battle, embellished with many speeches attributed to the warriors and with other details, is related in an Anglo-Saxon poem of the same name.
		The Old English poem was written soon after the battle itself, probably by a monastic scribe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Maldon (913 words)

	ORB - Medieval English urban history - Maldon - Origins
		Maldon's name is principally known for its association with the Danish victory at the Battle of Maldon (991), whose fame rests principally on the fact of it being immortalized in a fine Anglo-Saxon poem.
		Maldon's name points to Saxon origins, dun being the word for hill; archaeology has shown that a late Roman port on low ground (later Heybridge) was thereafter settled by Saxons from the times of their earliest arrival, although this site became marshy and forced settlement to move to higher ground.
		Maldon's centre stands on a hill atop the south bank of the River Blackwater which, immediately east of Maldon, becomes a wide estuary for several miles before entering the North Sea.
	www.the-orb.net /encyclop/culture/towns/maldon1.html (708 words)

	Battle of Maldon: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Battle of Maldon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Battle of Maldon, 991 A.D. (although there is a great deal of confusion in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle about the date).
		The Battle of Maldon took place beside the River Blackwater[?] in Essex, England.
		The Viking fleet was led by a Norwegian, Olaf Trygvasson[?].
	www.encyclopedian.com /ba/Battle-of-Maldon.html (181 words)

	Maeldune - Introduction - Maldon
		The celebration in 1991 of the 1000th anniversary of the Battle of Maldon shone a light on an event which, however once significant in the nation's history, had long since slipped into the shadows for most Maldonians.
		The battle is set in the context both of chronological history and of events outside the narrow confines of Maldon and Essex.
		Maldon was to play a dramatic role, according to the annals of the time, when that civilisation was challenged and, for a time, overwhelmed by the Viking invaders.
	www.maldonsx.freeserve.co.uk /Maeldune/bookint.htm (847 words)

	Battle of Maldon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Battle of Maldon, 991 A.D. (although there is a great deal of confusion in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle about the date, and it might have been 992).
		The Battle of Maldon took place near Maldon beside the River Blackwater in Essex, England, during the reign of Ethelred the Unready.
		An account of the battle, embellished with many speeches attributed to the warriors and with other details, is related in a Saxon poem of the same name.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/battle_of_maldon (668 words)

	Battle of Maldon - Maeldune
		A long section preceding the account of the battles with the Vikings is dedicated to fulsome praise of Byrhtnoth's virtues, which was perhaps understandable as Byrhtnoth had been a generous benefactor to the monastery.
		The battle at Maldon in 991 would have received little attention had it not been the inspiration for the celebrated poem on the subject.
		In particular, his decision to allow the Vikings to cross the causeway onto the mainland has been exhaustively discussed both from the literary point of view as to the exact meaning of the poet's words in relation to that decision and also whether it could be be justified on military grounds.
	www.maldonsx.freeserve.co.uk /Maeldune/battle_of_maldon.htm (3300 words)

	§13. "The Battle of Maldon" or "Byrhtnoth’s Death". VII. From Alfred to the Conquest. Vol. 1. From the ...
		The manuscript of this poem 50 was destroyed by the Cottonian fire; but it had, fortunately, been printed by Herne in 1726, and it is from his text that our knowledge of the poem is derived.
		He died as became a member of the race that thirsts for danger, 51 almost the last of the warriors of that time who maintained the noble tradition of the days of Alfred.
		At that moment there appeared on the other side of the stream the viking herald, who said that he was sent by the seamen to announce that, if Brythnoth would buy off the assault with tribute, they would make peace with him and return to their own land.
	www.bartleby.com /211/0713.html (872 words)

	Encyclopedia: Battle of Maldon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Battle of Maldon took place in 991 near Maldon beside the River Blackwater in Essex, England, during the reign of Ethelred the Unready.
		The Anglo-Saxons, led by Byrhtnoth and his thegns, fought against a Viking invasion, a battle which ended in utter defeat for the Anglo-Saxons.
		Events Battle of Maldon Sweyn I of Denmark recovers his throne Births Deaths Theophanu, empress, mother of Otto III Emperor Enyu of Japan Categories: 991...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Maldon (1019 words)

	§13. "The Battle of Maldon" or "Byrhtnoth’s Death". VII. From Alfred to the Conquest. Vol. 1. From the ...
		The manuscript of this poem 50 was destroyed by the Cottonian fire; but it had, fortunately, been printed by Herne in 1726, and it is from his text that our knowledge of the poem is derived.
		He died as became a member of the race that thirsts for danger, 51 almost the last of the warriors of that time who maintained the noble tradition of the days of Alfred.
		At that moment there appeared on the other side of the stream the viking herald, who said that he was sent by the seamen to announce that, if Brythnoth would buy off the assault with tribute, they would make peace with him and return to their own land.
	www.bartelby.com /211/0713.html (872 words)

	Maldon.co.uk - All Saints Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Carvings from the turn of the present century on the buttresses of the south wall depict figures from the history of Maldon and the surrounding area.
		Maldon thus provides what must surely be the among the earliest examples of a team ministry and redundant churches scheme in the Church of England.
		The fine stonework of the South Aisle, with Purbeck marble pillars and graceful decoration, testifies to the wealth and religious zeal of Maldon's mediaeval patrons and the activities of the Guilds, or religious fraternities, which flourished in the area until the Protestant Reformation.
	www.basinsites.co.uk /maldon531.htm (950 words)

	The Battle of Maldon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Then they understood and clearly saw, 85 that this guarding of the causeway was a fierce encounter, and so began to use guile, the hateful strangers, asked that passage to land they might have, to the shore and pass the fjord would this force lead.
		Yet still at the battle front stood Eadweard the tall ready and eager, speaking vaunting words 275 that he would not flee a foot's ground, or turn away back to the bank, then leave his superior where he lay.
		Then at the battle's height Offa a sea-farer sent to the Earth dead, and there Gadd's kinsman was laid low to the ground: soon it was at battle that Offa was hewn down.
	www.georgetown.edu /cball/oe/maldon-trans.html (2325 words)

	UK Battlefields Resource Centre - Britons, Saxons & Vikings - Maldon Campaign - The Battle of Battle of Maldon - The ...
		Bows were a lower class weapon, perhaps explaining why their role in the battle, although mentioned at the beginning, is not given any prominence as the poem concentrates on the deeds of Brihtnoth and his retainers.
		The battle axe was an important weapon of the period in both English and Scandinavian armies but it is not specifically referred to in the poem as a significant weapon at Maldon.
		There is no indication of the losses, but the sources tend to agree that this was a hard fought battle in which a significant proportion on both sides were killed, the Vikings being said to have found it difficult to man their ships to sail away.
	www.battlefieldstrust.com /resource-centre/viking/battlepageview.asp?pageid=341 (667 words)

	The Beasts of Battle: Wolf, Eagle, and Raven In Germanic Poetry
		One approach is analyzing the uses of the Beasts of Battle has been to examine how the theme is related to the pagan religion of the early Germanic peoples, hypothesizing that the Beasts of Battle are meant to summon associations of the omen-laden and sinister cult of the war-god, Óðinn.
		The Beasts of Battle in The Battle of Maldon
		Formulas such as the Beasts of Battle theme can show a warrior to be as noble as the eagle soaring overhead, as doomed as the raven-picked corpse, or as victorious as the wolves which run upon the field of battle as the only creatures which death cannot claim.
	www.vikinganswerlady.com /beasts.htm (2574 words)

	Battle of Maldon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Old English poem known as 'The Battle of Maldon' survived into modern times in a single, incomplete, manuscript - both the beginning and end of the poem were missing.
		The battle of Maldon is mentioned in the 'Vita Sancti Oswaldi' (Life of St.Oswald), written c.1000 (usually attributed to Byrhtferth of Ramsey).
		The cowardly Godric flees from the battle on Byrhtnoth's horse.
	www.stephen.j.murray.btinternet.co.uk /maldon.htm (812 words)

	Maldon Archaeology, Maldon, Essex, England, UK
		Prompted by the millennium of the Battle of Maldon (AD 991) this book sets the historic battle in the context both of chronological history and of events outside the narrow confines of Maldon and Essex.
		The Battle of Maldon and the story of Essex earldorman Bryhtnoth's heroic last stand has been immortalised by an Old English Poem - one of the most important fragments of Anglo-Saxon literature to have survived to our day.
		The Maldon Burh Jigsaw attempts to put together small pieces of surviving evidence of the Maldon Saxon burh.
	www.maldonsx.freeserve.co.uk (720 words)

	Literary Encyclopedia: Battle of Maldon
		The battle of Maldon was fought in August 991 between English forces commanded by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, and Vikings raiding around the east and south of England.
		But the details of how the battle was fought, what was said, and the ideals of the men fighting, must be fictional and are perhaps idealised in order to make the battle “a triumph of the English spirit”.
		Scragg, ed., The Battle of Maldon, AD 991 (Oxford, 1991) is the most complete resource for the study of the poem to date, including facsimile of the text, edited and translated text and related documents, and other essential background material.
	www.litencyc.com /php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=10515 (1326 words)

	Medieval English urban history - Maldon - Origins
		In 916 Edward the Elder, constructed a burh at Maldon as part of his programme to reconquer (from the Danes) and fortify eastern England.
		Maldon's mint is known to have been active from the time of Athelstan's law to the late eleventh century.
		The hospital, named for the patron saint of cripples and lepers, was to take care of leprous burgesses and the king granted that it should receive all bread, ale, meat and fish that the town authorities confiscated because of sub-standard quality.
	www.trytel.com /~tristan/towns/maldon1.html (829 words)

	Maldon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Maldon, Essex is a town on the Blackwater estuary in England.
		Maldon (district), a local government district based out of Maldon, Essex
		Maldon Town F.C., an English football (soccer) club
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maldon (95 words)

	Maldon
		However, "Maldon" represents a comparative oddity in the epic literature of the Anglo-Saxon period (from the Roman retreat in 410 to the Norman invasion in 1066).
		No god physically stands beside or before him in battle, and the "feonds" (OE) he confronts are just what the word means in Old English: implacable enemies with whom no truce was possible, as opposed to the foes from one’s own people who might be bargained with in good faith.
		Consult this hyperlink to the brief mention of the battle in the Anglo-Saxon chronicles for the year 991, and compare that version of events with that given us by the poet.
	faculty.goucher.edu /eng211/maldon.htm (1828 words)

	Battle of Maldon -- Aug. 10, 991 AD
		The subject of a famous Anglo-Saxon poem, the Battle of Maldon (Maeldun or "hill with the cross") was actually fought along the southern shore of the Blackwater Estuary in Essex and in adjacent wheatfields.
		Then fled from battle who feared to be there: The sons of Odda were first in flight, Godric from battle, leaving his lord who had gven him many a goodly steed; he leaped on the horse that belonged to his leader, rode in the trappings that were not his by right.
		The Battle of Maldon as a DBA Scenario: I'm not quite sure but it seems that a Viking boat held 20 to 40 warriors which gives them army in the neighborhood of 3000 warriors.
	www.fanaticus.org /DBA/battles/maldon.html (1391 words)

	Essays on the battle of maldon, chaucer's the wife of bath and shakespeare's sonnet 20
		Essays on the battle of maldon, chaucer's the wife of bath and shakespeare's sonnet 20
		The Battle of Maldon was lost in the Cottonian fire of 1731 (the same that destroyed Beowulf), but fortunately a copy had been made of it.
		The poet had to abide by to the expectations of his time and thus portray Byrhtnoth as one who fights bravely, is killed by the heathen Danes and avenged by his retainers who die beside their lord.
	www.angelfire.com /nd/EssaysOnEnglishLit/EssaysOnEnglishLiterature.htm (6786 words)

	Maldon on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Maldon is a market town with iron foundries and other small industries.
		A battle against Danish raiders was fought near Maldon in 991; the leader of the East Saxons, Byrhtnoth (or Brihtnoth), was killed.
		The battle was celebrated in one of the last Anglo-Saxon heroic poems, “The Battle of Maldon” (of unknown authorship).
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Maldon.asp (310 words)

	The Battle of Maldon
		The heroic and futile battle of the Saxons of Essex against Viking invaders in 991.
		His supporters fled the field, all but a group of his thegns who elected to die in battle in a vain but heroic attempt to avenge their lost leader.
		In the aftermath of the Battle of Maldon the Vikings exacted tribute from local leaders in Hampshire, Kent, and the west of present-day England.
	www.britainexpress.com /History/battles/maldon.htm (524 words)

	Maldon and Brunanburh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Battle of Maldon: the meaning, dating & historicity of an Old English poem.
		Scragg, Donald G. The Battle of Maldon A.D. Oxford: Blackwell, 1991.
		"The ideal of men dying with their lord in the Germania and in The Battle of Maldon." ASE 5 (1976): 63-81.
	www.unc.edu /~jwittig/51/51bib/maldon.htm (266 words)

	On Writing from Maldon to Gawain
		In boastful language similar to Battle of Maldon, Beowulf is described in line 758: "Then Hygelac’s thane held to his boasting / mindful of his speech stood quickly then / tightened his fist — fingers crackled." Beowulf is full of this kind of storytelling.
		The speech Gawain makes is bold, but it does not have the same "punch" as the speeches made in The Battle of Maldon and Beowulf because he is not defending anything but his own honor, and not the survival of his culture.
		The change in tone and genre from Battle of Maldon to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is the author’s reaction to the relative stability of England during these times.
	www.poetsforum.com /papers/221_3.html (1171 words)

	Maldon.co.uk - The River Blackwater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The river at Maldon dries out almost completely at low tide, and there is usually about an hour and a half during which yachts may come and go at the Hythe.
		The district council has a number of inexpensive fore-and-aft moorings at Maldon which may be hired on a seasonal basis by arrangement with the River Bailiff (telephone: 01621 856487) and a visitors' pontoon, with shower and washing facilities are also available from him for shorter stays.
		It was on this island that the vikings gathered before the Battle of Maldon, to be so ruinously invited over to fight by Brihtnoth.
	www.basinsites.co.uk /maldon541.htm (874 words)

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