Battle of Maldon, 991 – The first time Anglo-Saxons paid ‘danegeld’ to the Vikings
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🚩 Battle of Maldon (991) is described as “a story of guts and glory; patriot versus enemy”. The aftermath of this hard fought battle was the first time that ‘Danegeld’ was paid to the Vikings, which marked the beginning of a new era of Viking raids in England. Bribe in exchange for peace motivated an evergrowing number of Viking raiders, which eventually led to the full conquest of England by Cnut the Great in 1016 – you can also watch that video here: https://youtu.be/HZ4-1E9ep3s
📢 Narrated by David McCallion
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🚩Animated hand and knife by “Crude Animation”: https://youtu.be/CVA-FcOC5uY
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🚩 Battle of Maldon (991) is described as "a story of guts and glory; patriot versus enemy". The aftermath of this hard fought battle was the first time that 'Danegeld' was paid to the Vikings, which marked the beginning of a new era of Viking raids in England. Bribe in exchange for peace motivated an evergrowing number of Viking raiders, which eventually led to the full conquest of England by Cnut the Great in 1016 – you can also watch that video here: https://youtu.be/HZ4-1E9ep3s
I comment this while looking at Lord Byrtnoths statue in maldon right now
I am norweagin and have always found history fascinating, i am taking a bachelor in history at the university of bergen now actually
England as a nation under one king has been in existence since around 937, so in 991 we would have called ourselves English, in accordance with King Athelstan's earlier description of himself as 'King of the English', in which he seems to replace the earlier term 'Anglo-Saxon'. The latter term was used in his forefather's Wessex court when they only governed Wessex. In the poem itself, its nice how the poet talks in an inclusive way about a wigend amongst the men of Essex who is of solid Northumbrian stock. Its a sign of an existing national English consciousness.
Wow!
That was stupid
Sacrifice for …
It sounds like the fictional "Game of Thrones" King Joffrey was based in part on Edward the Martyr.
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Love your content. Brilliant animation and narration. My people are from Maldon, including my mom. I’m looking forward to visiting the site of the battle soon.
I think we can all agree: Byrhtnoth, you brave idiot.