The Battle of Maldon : war and peace in tenth-century England / Mark Atherton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atherton, Mark, author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Series:

Library of medieval studies

Library of Medieval studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maldon (Anglo-Saxon poem).

War poetry, English (Old)--History and criticism.

War poetry, English (Old).

Maldon, Battle of, England, 991, in literature.

Maldon, Battle of (England : 991) in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"The Battle of Maldon is one of the most important texts of the Anglo-Saxon age. Using his own vivid translations of the Old English verse, Mark Atherton evokes the chaotic ebb and flow of the battle while also placing Maldon in the context of its age. In doing so, The Battle of Maldon: War and Peace in Tenth-Century England provides the authoritative treatment of this iconic text, its history and its legacy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Approaches to The Battle of Maldon

1. The grounds of Maldon

2. Horse and hawk

3. Hearth and home

4. `Here stands an earl'

5. `Blessed is the man': Byrhtnoth's prayer

6. `From a great kindred in Mercia'

7. Feud and friendship

8. The Battle of the Holme

9. Beowulf and Maldon

pt. II After the battle

10. `And so to Maldon': The account of the Pattle in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

11. Byrhtferth of Ramsey's Life of St Oswald

12. Memories of a golden age: `Maldon' in The Book of Ely

pt. III Appendices

Appendix 1 The Battle of Maldon: Text and translation

Appendix 2 `The Battle of the Holme': Text and translation

Appendix 3 The case of Æthelric of Booking: Text and translation

Appendix 4 `The will of Leofwine': Text and translation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Atherton, Mark. The battle of Maldon

ISBN:

9781784537913

1784537918

9781350134034

1350134031

OCLC:

1137844104