'The Battle of Maldon', along with 'Beowulf' and Bede's 'Ecclesiastical History of the English People', is perhaps the best known text of the Anglo-Saxon age.
This book has transformed my understanding of a poem I've been teaching for years. It is essential new reading for specialists and students of Old English literature, yet it is also written to appeal to any reader with an interest in English history, language, and landscape. I'll be adding it to my syllabus and also recommending it to family and friends.
