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Maldon

Near Maldon, Essex

A heroic Saxon last stand against the Vikings, remembered in a famous poem.

In 991 a Viking fleet camped on Northey Island, near Maldon. The local leader, Ealdorman Byrhtnoth, allowed them to cross the narrow causeway so the two sides could fight fairly.

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When
August 991
Where
51.7200, 0.7000
Group
Battlefields

Visiting

A statue of Byrhtnoth stands on the promenade. The causeway to Northey Island floods at high tide.

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