The Battle of Maldon took place on 10 August 991 near Maldon beside the River Blackwater in Essex, England, during the reign of Aethelred the Unready. Earl Byrhtnoth and his thegns led the Anglo-Saxons against a Viking invasion, which ended in defeat. After the battle Archbishop Sigeric of Canterbury and the aldermen of the south-western provinces advised King Aethelred to buy off the Vikings rather than continue the armed struggle.

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  • The Battle of Maldon took place on 10 August 991 near Maldon beside the River Blackwater in Essex, England, during the reign of Aethelred the Unready. Earl Byrhtnoth and his thegns led the Anglo-Saxons against a Viking invasion, which ended in defeat. After the battle Archbishop Sigeric of Canterbury and the aldermen of the south-western provinces advised King Aethelred to buy off the Vikings rather than continue the armed struggle. The result was a payment of 10,000 Roman pounds (3,300 kg) of silver, the first example of Danegeld in England. An account of the battle, embellished with many speeches attributed to the warriors and with other details, is related in an Anglo-Saxon poem which is usually named The Battle of Maldon. A modern embroidery created for the millennium celebration in 1991 and, in part, depicting the battle can be seen at the Maeldune Centre in Maldon. One manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle said a Norwegian, Olaf Tryggvason, led the Viking forces, estimated to have been between 2,000 and 4,000 fighting men. A source from the 12th century, Liber Eliensis, written by the monks at Ely, suggests that Byrhtnoth had only a few men to command: "he was neither shaken by the small number of his men, nor fearful of the multitude of the enemy". Not all sources indicate such a disparity in numbers.
  • Die Schlacht von Maldon fand am 10. August 991 bei Maldon am Fluss Blackwater in Essex im Osten Englands statt. Sie fällt in die Regierungszeit von König Æthelred. Die Angelsachsen, angeführt von Byrhtnoth und seinen Thanes, kämpften gegen eine Invasion der Wikinger. Die Schlacht endete mit einer Niederlage für die Angelsachsen.
  • La batalla de Maldon tuvo lugar el 10 de agosto de 991, cerca de Maldon, al lado del río Blackwater en Essex, Inglaterra, durante el reinado de Etelredo II el Indeciso. Los anglosajones, encabezados por Byrhtnoth, lucharon en contra de una invasión vikinga. La batalla terminó con la derrota de los anglosajones.
  • La bataille de Maldon eut lieu le 10 août 991 près de Maldon. Les Anglo-Saxons, menés par Byrhtnoth, ealdorman d'Essex, affrontèrent les envahisseurs vikings et furent vaincus. Suite à cette défaite, le roi Ethelred II d'Angleterre dut payer un lourd tribut aux Danois. Elle est relatée dans le poème en vieil anglais The Battle of Maldon, qui brode quelque peu sur la réalité en prêtant notamment de nombreux discours aux guerriers.
  • モルドンの戦い（モルドンのたたかい, 英語：Battle of Maldon）は、エゼルレッド2世の代の西暦991年8月10日、イングランドのエセックスにあるモルドンの近郊で起きた戦闘である。モルドンの太守ブリュフトノス（Bryhtnoþ）が侵入してきたヴァイキングを迎え撃ち、敗北に終わった。アングロサクソン年代記にはこのときのヴァイキング側の首領はオーラフ・トリュグヴァッソン（オーロフ1世）であったという記述があるが改竄の可能性が高い。
  • Slaget ved Maldon er et historisk slag som skjedde den 10. august 991 i nærheten av Maldon ved elven Blackwater i Essex, England, i løpet av regimet til Ethelred den rådville. Angelsakserne, ledet av Byrhtnoth og hans menn, utkjempet et slag mot en større gruppe norrøne vikinger, muligens ledet av Olav Tryggvason som siden ble norsk konge. Slaget førte til et nederlag for angelsakserne. En opptegnelse av slaget, utbrodert med mange taler tilegnet krigerne og med andre detaljer finnes i et berømt angelsaksisk dikt som vanligvis kalles for Slaget ved Maldon. I tillegg til diktets betydning som historisk dokument har det også litterær kvalitet som har overlevd tidens tann. Selv slaget ikke historisk sett var av spesiell strategisk eller betydningsfull, har diktet vist at slaget ved Maldon må rangeres som et av de mest kjente angelsaksiske slag. Diktet har blitt beskrevet som «det eneste rene heroiske dikt bevart på gammelengelsk» . Et moderne broderi skapt for årtusenjubileet i 1991 og som delvis avbilder slaget kan bli sett i Maeldune Centre i Maldon. Det er også et minnesmerke i vinduet i kirken St Mary's church i Maldon som representerer Byrhtnoths døende bønn.
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  • The Battle of Maldon took place on 10 August 991 near Maldon beside the River Blackwater in Essex, England, during the reign of Aethelred the Unready. Earl Byrhtnoth and his thegns led the Anglo-Saxons against a Viking invasion, which ended in defeat. After the battle Archbishop Sigeric of Canterbury and the aldermen of the south-western provinces advised King Aethelred to buy off the Vikings rather than continue the armed struggle.
  • Die Schlacht von Maldon fand am 10. August 991 bei Maldon am Fluss Blackwater in Essex im Osten Englands statt. Sie fällt in die Regierungszeit von König Æthelred. Die Angelsachsen, angeführt von Byrhtnoth und seinen Thanes, kämpften gegen eine Invasion der Wikinger. Die Schlacht endete mit einer Niederlage für die Angelsachsen.
  • La batalla de Maldon tuvo lugar el 10 de agosto de 991, cerca de Maldon, al lado del río Blackwater en Essex, Inglaterra, durante el reinado de Etelredo II el Indeciso. Los anglosajones, encabezados por Byrhtnoth, lucharon en contra de una invasión vikinga. La batalla terminó con la derrota de los anglosajones.
  • La bataille de Maldon eut lieu le 10 août 991 près de Maldon. Les Anglo-Saxons, menés par Byrhtnoth, ealdorman d'Essex, affrontèrent les envahisseurs vikings et furent vaincus. Suite à cette défaite, le roi Ethelred II d'Angleterre dut payer un lourd tribut aux Danois. Elle est relatée dans le poème en vieil anglais The Battle of Maldon, qui brode quelque peu sur la réalité en prêtant notamment de nombreux discours aux guerriers.
  • Slaget ved Maldon er et historisk slag som skjedde den 10. august 991 i nærheten av Maldon ved elven Blackwater i Essex, England, i løpet av regimet til Ethelred den rådville. Angelsakserne, ledet av Byrhtnoth og hans menn, utkjempet et slag mot en større gruppe norrøne vikinger, muligens ledet av Olav Tryggvason som siden ble norsk konge. Slaget førte til et nederlag for angelsakserne.
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