HyperDic: battle_of_maldon

English > 1 sense of the expression Battle of Maldon:
NOUNactBattle of Maldon, Maldona battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991
English > Battle of Maldon: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem.
SynonymMaldon
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
RegionEnglandA division of the United Kingdom
Spanishbatalla de Maldon, Maldon

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