In the Cotton library, the "Battle of Maldon" text had been in Otho A xii. The Elphinstone transcription is in the Bodleian Library, where it is pp. 7–12 of MS Rawlinson B. 203.
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The principal theme of this work is that of valor... or heroism. This is the quality that the key character, Byrhtnoth, displays and it is this which affects his soldiers the most. When he is seen to be fighting a seemingly unwinnable fight for...
There were 2,000 and 4,000 fighting men. I'm not sure if losses were mentioned.
The Battle of Maldon refers to an alliterative poem glorifying an actual historical engagement which shares its name. The actual battle of Maldon occurred in 991 and pitted valorous Anglo-Saxon warriors against the Danish Vikings. The poem is...
