The Battle of Maldon

Unfortunately due to copyright restrictions we are not able to offer the actual hypertext of "The Battle of Maldon" outside the University of Oxford domain. However we have supplied the additional resources that have been developed to support this text below.

The Text

• "The Battle of Maldon" in Old English from The Labyrinth
• Audio recording of the first 61 lines
• Audio recording of lines 72 - 110

Translations

• Douglas Killings

Historical Context

• Introduction to the poem
• The History
• The Battle
• The Date of the Poem
• The Manuscript
• The Poem
• Battle Poetry
• Maldon in Contemporary Literature

Images

• Map of the Region
• Map of the Battle Site
• The Causeway at Maldon at Low tide
• The Causeway at Maldon at High tide
• Statue of Byrhtnoth
• Visit Multimap.com for more maps of Maldon

Other Resources

• Reading List
• Electronic Resources
• Discussion Area