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World Service,30 Oct 1991,26 mins

The Battle of Maldon

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A look at the Battle of Maldon between Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.The battle took place on 10 August 991 near Maldon beside the River Blackwater in Essex, England, during the reign of Ethelred the Unready.

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