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Result: Viking victory
Location: Maldon, Essex
The Battle of Maldon took place on 10 August 991 near Maldon beside the River Blackwater, during the reign of Aethelred the Unready. Earl Byrhtnoth led the English against a Viking invasion. The battle ended in an Anglo-Saxon defeat. After the battle Archbishop Sigeric of Canterbury and the aldermen of the south-western provinces advised King Aethelred to buy off the Vikings rather than continue the armed struggle.
Further information can be accessed at www.battlefieldsofbritain.co.uk
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Maldon