Statue of Byrhtnoth, commemorating the Battle of Maldon. SEE DETAILS IN DESCRIPTION.

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A nearby plaque reads: 'BYRHTNOTH THE EARLDORMAN OF ESSEX / Byrhtnoth, represented by the figure standing on / this monument was the principal voice in rejecting / the policy of appeasement which dominated the court / of King Ethelred in the closing years of the / 10th century. / The leading military figure of his time, / he was probably aged 68 when he confronted / the Vikings at the Battle of Maldon. / He surrendered his life in defence of / the people, religion and way of life represented / in the lower relief panel of the column. / Above it you will see aspects of the battle / in which he died. / Around the base is a quotation from his final prayer / as recorded in the surviving fragment of the poem / "The Battle of Maldon." '

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Size: 2848px × 4288px
Location: Maldon, Essex, England, UK
Photo credit: © UrbanImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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