HyperDic: battle_of_maldon

English > 1 sense of the expression *Battle of Maldon*:
NOUN	act	Battle of Maldon, Maldon	a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991

English > *Battle of Maldon*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	A battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem.
Synonym	Maldon
Instance of	pitched battle	A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Region	England	A division of the United Kingdom
Spanish	batalla de Maldon, Maldon