Useful Links
Once you have enjoyed exploring this site, here are some further links
which may be helpful. They come from a wide variety of sources around the
world. We've tried to keep this useful list of links updated: if you find
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| Maldon District Council |
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| Contains a 40 foot long embroidery depicting the battle. |
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Google Earth gives a much better aerial view |
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| Dr AK Hostetter's translation - Old English Poetry Project (Rutgers University,New Jersey, USA) |
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Dive into the history, lifestyle and culture to try to figure out what viking life in Norway was really like |
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A general blog on Viking archeology, primarily for the Oxford University online course. |
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| A translation by Jonathan Glenn |
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From the University of Georgetown |
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More from Jonathan Glen from his own Lightspill web-site |
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The entry for the year 991AD |
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Wikipedia's reference page about Longships |
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The Vikings - what is myth and what is fact? |
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Notes from University of Chicago |
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Bibliotheca Augustana, a site based in Germany |
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A brief resume from the Britain Express site |
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The manuscript of the Battle of Maldon poem was lost by fire from his important library at Ashburnham House in 1731 (23 October to be precise!). |
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Detailed information about this private collection |
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Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman, and British living history. They aim to recreate a cross-section of life between AD950 and 1066.. |
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Created by the UK Battlefields Trust |
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A detailed report from the UK Battlefields Resource Centre. (PDF) |
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This 12 page report contains historical context, landscape evolution, sources and interpretation, and an indication of importance of the battle. (PDF) |
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Wikipedia's reference to the battle. |
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From WW Norton, New York (PDF file) |
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Dr Steve Pastner's take on sculpting the Battle Of Maldon - his sculptures grow from his work as a University of Vermont and University of Michigan anthropology professor. |
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Literary Encyclopedia - Paul Cavill |
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A comprehensive and easily accessible introduction to the Vikings |
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A rundown of what we kinow about Viking ships from the Centre of Northern York's Knowledge Association in Maine, USA |
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A very accessible beginner's guide with lots of useful links - don't be put off by 'Death Wish Coffee'! |
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Timeline of the most famous Viking raids, including the Battle of Maldon. |
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The British Library holds a massive range of books and manuscripts. You can search their catalogue on-line for Battle of Maldon references. |
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Maldon information via YourLocalWeb |
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A site maintained by the Sutton Hoo Society - magnificent images of the Anglo-Saxon treasures found at this site near Woodbridge in Suffolk, England, not too distant from Maldon in Essex. |
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A definitive history of the Sutton Hoo Treasure. Featured in the Netflix hit The Dig, this isn’t just one of the richest treasures ever found on British soil. It’s also a historical discovery of immeasurable value and significance. |
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'The Battle of Maldon and Other Old English Poems' - Kevin Crossley-Holland and Bruce Mitchell - MacMillian 1967 |
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| More background information on the Battle of Maldon can be found in Derek Punchard's and Barbara Smith's chapters in: 'Maeldune - Light on Maldon's Distant Past' published by the Maldon Archaeological Group. 1992 ISBN 0 9511948 1 X Now available on line at https://maldonsx.pastcaring.com/Maeldune/bookint.htm Maldon Archeological Group's Reports: https://pitcalc.pastcaring.com/index.html |
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Battle of Maldon Translation by Bill Griffiths - no longer appear available on line, but may be purchased Oxbow Books ISBN-13: 978-0-9516209-0-8 |
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| If you can still find a copy, a Maldon classic: 'Maldon and the River Blackwater (with Plan, Chart, and Numerous Illustrations)' by E.A. Fitch (1898?) Published by Gowers Ltd. in Maldon. |
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| 'The Book of Maldon' Ian Linton - Barracuda Books Ltd. 1984 ISBN 0 86023 185 2 has a brief section which puts the battle in context. |
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Another translation can be found in: 
A new book, published in 2106, 'Tide' by Hugh Aldersey-Williams - The science and lore of the greatest force on earth - uses a short extract from Wilfrid Berridge's translation on this website on the effect of the state of the tides in the Battle of Maldon.
"From Cnut to D-Day: the history and science of the unceasing tide explored for the first time. Half of the world's population lives in coastal regions lapped by tidal waters. Yet how little most of us know about the tide. Our ability to predict and understand the tide depends on centuries of science, from the observations of Aristotle and the theories of Newton to today's supercomputer calculations. This story is punctuated here by notable tidal episodes in history, from Caesar's thwarted invasion of Britain to the catastrophic flooding of Venice, and interwoven with a rich folklore that continues to inspire art and literature today. With Aldersey-Williams as our guide to the most feared and celebrated tidal features on the planet, from the original maelstrøm in Scandinavia to the world's highest tides in Nova Scotia to the crumbling coast of East Anglia, the importance of the tide, and the way it has shaped - and will continue to shape - our civilization, becomes startlingly clear."
"Hugh Aldersey-Williams’s scholarly survey of the history of tides, from the Bristol Channel to the Bay of Fundy, is enlightening" (The Guardian)
"Hugh Aldersey-Williams travels to see the highest tides in the world in Canada, steps out on the Thames to go mudlarking and crosses Morecambe Bay at low tide" (The Times)
