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News Articles Shop Account The Vikings and the Anglo-Saxons at the Battle of Maldon: Byrhtnoth’s Tragic Fate, Immortalized in a Poem The entry for the year AD 991 in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that Olaf Tryggvason (later king of Norway) sailed with a fleet of ninety-three ships and raided the English coast. He began in Kent raiding Folkestone and then Sandwich, and then moved on to Ipswich in Suffolk. After overrunning Ipswich, the fleet moved onwards to Maldon in Essex, sailing up the River Blackwater and establishing a base at the island of Northey in early August. The Anglo-Saxons’ Best: Byrhtnoth Northey was only accessible to the mainland via a tidal causeway and so was a safe harbour for the Vikings. Not that they needed to be overly wary; no one had opposed their raids on the vulnerable English coast thus far. At Maldon, however, they would face determined opposition. One of the most senior men of the kingdom, the Ealdorman of Essex, Byrhtnoth [Burt-noth], gathered there with his retinue of huscarls (his heorthwerod [he-orth-ware-od] or hearth-warriors) and the fyrd [furd], the muster of the able-bodied men of Essex required to serve in the army when called. With this force, Byrhtnoth gathered on the shore opposite the tidal causeway to Northey and prepared to resist the Viking invaders. The Battle of Maldon is remarkable in the history of Anglo-Saxon and Viking warfare, indeed in the history of Dark Age battles, because we are so well informed about it. We have several sources which have come down to us, especially an anonymous poem which survives almost complete and which must have been written close to the events of the battle. This fragmentary poem, known unsurprisingly as The Battle of Maldon, is the best source we have on shieldwall warfare in the entire period. By using the poem judiciously, we can tell a great deal about what happened on the shores of the River Blackwater that August afternoon in AD 991. Of course, there are those who consider the poem an exaggerated account of what happened during the battle (some even maintain it is a fictional account complete with speeches, heroes and villains). The details of the poem, where we can corroborate them, however, are remarkably accurate and if we have no reason to reject the other details, we should not be quick to reject them as ‘mere poetry’. The speeches, too, may well reflect the tenor of some of what was actually said on the day, if not the actual words, and they evoke the battle, the mindset of the participants and contemporary feelings in the kingdom in a remarkable way. The poem includes several names of the warriors who fell to protect Essex, as well as criticism of the policy which was enacted soon after the battle by King Aethelred II, of paying the Vikings not to ravage the lands of the Anglo-Saxons (the payment became known as the danegeld). In the poem, a Viking demand of payment is met with scorn by Byrhtnoth before the battle is joined. Continue reading... Latest Magazine Read Now Subscribe to our News Desk Podcast Stella Novus Limited, 1 Riverwood, Timolin, Kildare, Ireland Mary Live long and prosper

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2025 April 28 Gum 37 and the Southern Tadpoles Image Credit & Copyright: Francis Bozon & Cecil Navick (AstroA. R. O.) Explanation: This cosmic skyscape features glowing gas and dark dust clouds alongside the young stars of NGC 3572. A beautiful emission nebula and star cluster, it sails far southern skies within the nautical constellation Carina. Stars from NGC 3572 are toward top center in the telescopic frame that would measure about 100 light-years across at the cluster's estimated distance of 9,000 light-years. The visible interstellar gas and dust, shown in colors of the Hubble palette, is part of the star cluster's natal molecular cloud, itself cataloged as Gum 37. Dense streamers of material within the nebula, eroded by stellar winds and radiation, clearly trail away from the energetic young stars. They are likely sites of ongoing star formation with shapes reminiscent of the Tadpoles of IC 410 -- better known to northern skygazers. In the coming tens to hundreds of millions of years, gas and stars in the cluster will be dispersed though, by gravitational tides and by violent supernova explosions that end the short lives of the massive cluster stars. Tomorrow's picture: disappearing rings < | Archive | Submissions | Index | Search | Calendar | RSS | Education | About APOD | Discuss | > Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy, Accessibility, Notices; A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. Mary Live long and prosper

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From: Jackie Schmitt Here's today's celebrity birthdays. Jackie April 28: Actor-singer Ann-Margret is 84. Actor Paul Guilfoyle (“CSI”) is 76. Former “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno is 75. Actor Mary McDonnell ("Battlestar Galactica," "Major Crimes") is 73. Singer-bassist Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth is 72. Rapper Too Short is 59. Actor Bridget Moynahan (“Blue Bloods”) is 54. Actor Chris Young is 54. Rapper Big Gipp of Goodie Mob is 53. Actor Jorge Garcia (“Hawaii Five-0,” “Lost”) is 52. Actor Elisabeth Rohm (“Law & Order”) is 52. Actor Penelope Cruz is 51. Actor Nate Richert (“Sabrina the Teenage Witch”) is 47. TV personalities Drew and Jonathan Scott (“The Property Brothers”) are 47. Actor Jessica Alba is 44. Actor Harry Shum Jr. (“Glee”) is 43. Actor Jenna Ushkowitz (“Glee”) is 39. Actor Aleisha Allen (“School of Rock,” ″Are We There Yet?”) is 34. Mary Live long and prosper

From: Jackie Schmitt Music History for April 28 1940 - Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded "Pennsylvania 6-5000." 1965 - Barbra Streisand's first TV special aired on CBS. It was titled My Name is Barbara. 1980 - Marshall Tucker Band bass player Tommy Caldwell died of injuries he got in a car accident in Spartanburg, SC. 1987 - On a plane that was returning to Boston from Miami Ozzy Osbourne bought three rounds of drinks and sang "Crazy Train" over the PA system. 1986 - For the first time, a compact disc of an album was released before its vinyl version. The album was The Art of Excellence by Tony Bennett. It was his first album upon re-signing with Columbia Records. 1987 - R.E.M.'s Dead Letter Office was released in the U.S. 1989 - Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Hurley were married. They had been high school sweethearts. 1999 - The Verve announced that the band members had mutually agreed to break up the band. 1999 - Marilyn Manson walked off stage during a concert in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, when he realized that someone had put a large yellow "smiley face" on a stage prop. 23 arrests were made in the aftermath. 1999 - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 2002 - Vince Neil (Motley Crue) allegedly attacked a record producer outside the Rainbow Room in West Hollywood. Neil pled guilty to the misdemeanor charge of battery on September 27, 2002. 2003 - The iTunes Music Store with over 200,000 items to purchase. 2004 - The iTunes Music Store marked its first anniversary with over 70 million songs sold. Mary Live long and prosper

From: Jackie Schmitt TV History for April 28 1994 - The 100th episode of "The Simpsons" aired on FOX. 2000 - The final episode of "Cosby" aired on CBS. 2000 - Jay Leno received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 2002 - NBC taped the "Tonight" show's celebration of its 10th year with Jay Leno. Mary Live long and prosper

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