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Return of the Vikings, The - The Battle of Maldon 991

By: History Press

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (History Press)

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Product Info

Title
Return of the Vikings, The - The Battle of Maldon 991
Publisher
Category
Author
Donald Scragg
Publish Year
2010
Pages
192
Dimensions
6x9x.25"
NKG Part #
2148248982
Type

Description

On a day in August, 1,000 years ago, a fleet of some 90 viking ships sailed into the estuary of the Blackwater river in Essex. Fresh from the ravage of Ipswich, under the command (almost certainly) of the king of Denmark, they were intent no doubt on the rich spoils to be had from the royal Mint at Maldon. Facing them on the shore was Byrhtnoth, the second nobleman of the realm, with an army drawn from the households of the region. The ensuing fight was terrible in its ferocity. Byrhtnoth and many of his companions were slain, and eventually the vikings triumphed. Their victory marked the collapse of effective armed resistance to the Danes, and presaged the end of Anglo-Saxon England.