Write a brief note on the battle of maldon

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 considered by many scholars to the crowning achievement of Old English epic battle poetry and central to serious academic study of the genre precisely because it so artfully introduces standard conventions of the form which takes as its central premise the glorification of sacrifice on the battlefield.

Battle of maldon is an Anglo Saxon poem. It is the greatest battle poem in English. It describes the battle between The English and Viking Warriors of Denmark in AD991 from Maldon, Essex, England.the Original manuscript of "Battle of Maldon" was destroyed in a fire in 18th Century. Byrhtnith was the English Leader. He was Courageous and Inspirational. The poem reads as heroic poem rather than chronicle. The DanishVikings was the victorians in the battle.