Poem · 991 or later
The Battle of Maldon
Anonymous
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Poem · 991 or later · English · Old English
The Battle of Maldon
An incomplete account of an English army's defeat by Viking raiders.
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The contested word ofermod makes Byrhtnoth's decision to grant the enemy passage a critical hinge: noble confidence and disastrous pride remain difficult to separate.
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An incomplete account of an English army's defeat by Viking raiders.
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