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Title: The New England historical and genealogical register
Year: 1847 (1840s)
Authors: Waters, Henry F. (Henry Fritz-Gilbert). Genealogical gleanings in England New England Historic Genealogical Society New England Historic Genealogical Society. Proceedings
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Publisher: (Boston) : (New England Historic Genealogical Society)
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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old. The Northmen were invading and I plundering Essex, and Brihtnoth, the Ealdorman of Essex, met ; them at Maldon. Says the historian : ! The battle took place near the town of )\Ialdon, on the banks of the tidal river Panta, now called the Blackwater. The town lies on a hill; immediately at its base flows one branch of the river, while another, still crossed by a mediaeval bridge, flows at a little distance to the north. The i Danish ships seem to have lain in the branch nearest to the town and their i crews to have occupied the space between the streams, while Brihtnoth came to the rescue from the north. *Popul.-\tioii, 5,600 (1901); 44 miles from London (Liverpool St. terminus of Greati Eastern Kaihvay). Parish churches: All Saints, living, a vicarage; St. Mary, living, f arecfory. Other churches and chapels: Congregational; 2 Baptist; Wesleyan; Primi- tive Methodist; Friends. Three banks. Weekly paper. Market day: Tuesday. Cor-poration : mayor, four aldermen, twelve councillors.
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1908.) Our JSngUsh Parent Towns. 163 Brihtnoth halted on the spot now occupied by the church of Hey-bridge, a suburb of the modern town, with the two streams betweenhim and the settlement, and here gave audience to a herald fromthe Vikings, who offered to withdraw on payment of a ransom. Butthe Essex leader was not one to listen to a proposal of this charac-ter, and here we have his answer recorded in the famous Song ofMaldon, as translated from the Anglo Saxon by Conybeare: Byrhtnoth spake. He upraised his buckler, he shook his slender jave-lin ; stern and resolute he uttered his words and gave his answer.— Hearthou mariner what this people sayeth: they will for tribute bestow on youtheir weapons—the edge of their spears, their ancient swords, and arms ofwar, which shall not avail you in the fight. Herald of the men of ocean!deliver to thy people a message in return—a declaration of high indignation.Say that here stand undaunted an earl with his retainers, who will defendthis l

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