A book subtitled Fiction and Fact is edited by Janet Cooper and titled after this battle.
A book subtitled Fiction and Fact is edited by Janet Cooper and titled after this battle. This battle took place near Northey Island near the Blackwater River, alternately called the Panta River in Essex. It pitted between 2,000 and 4,000 Vikings led by either Anlaf or Olaf Tryggvason, against the Anglo-Saxons led by a man estimated to be 6'9', Brithnoth who would be decapitated at this battle. This battle resulted in the first issuance of a tax called the Danegeld, and took place in the early years of Ethelred the Unready's reign in a namesake town on the eastern coast of England. For 15 points, name this August 10, 991 British battle that is the namesake of a 325 line anonymous English poem.
A book subtitled Fiction and Fact is edited by Janet Cooper and titled after this battle.
Battle of {Maldon} [Accept anything close to Maldon like Maelden etc.]