Battle of Maldon

Noun

Meaning

a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Maldon

Examples

The dictionary’s earliest citation is from The Battle of Maldon, an Old English poem dating from 993. Source: Internet

E.V.Gordon, The Battle of Maldon (London, 1968) p 38 It is fortuitous that this was attached at an early date to a very notable manuscript, Asser's Life of King Alfred, which undoubtedly assisted in its survival. Source: Internet

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