maldon

• Nombre propio asociado a la batalla histórica del año 991, en la que los daneses derrotaron a los sajones, y que es famosa por haber sido inmortalizada en un poema en inglés antiguo.

A proper noun referring to a specific historical battle that took place in 991, where the Danes defeated the Saxons, famously commemorated in an Old English poem.

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1. Historical battleC1formalbritish

   The Battle of Maldon, fought in 991 AD near Maldon in Essex, where Danish invaders defeated the Anglo-Saxon forces; it is the subject of a famous Old English poem.

   Batalla de Maldon

   • The Battle of Maldon is a key event in England's early medieval history.
   • Poets still study the fragmentary Old English poem about the Battle of Maldon.
   • Byrhtnoth, the Saxon leader, died heroically at the Battle of Maldon.
   • The victory of the Danes at Maldon forced the Anglo-Saxons to pay tribute.