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The Battle of Maldon

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by MENZIES MCKILLOP
Raven, I will offer dark sacrifices.
If I may sing my Lord back from his grave,
If I may sing my bright
Lord back to my arms.
This play draws directly from the Anglo-Saxon poem about the Battle of Maldon, fought in 991 between the Vikings and the men of Essex. Directed by STEWART CONN BBC Scotland

Contributors

Unknown:
Menzies McKillop
Directed By:
Stewart Conn
Byrhtnoth:
Nigel Anthony
Aelfflaed:
Diana Olsson
the Raven:
Robert Trotter
Source: Radio Times

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