The Battle of Maldon (Old English poem)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Old_English
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| gptkbp:dateWritten |
late 10th century
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| gptkbp:event |
Viking invasion
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| gptkbp:firstPublished |
1726
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:poetry
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:J.R.R._Tolkien
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Old_English
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| gptkbp:length |
325 lines (surviving)
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| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Byrhtnoth
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| gptkbp:manuscript |
fragmentary
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
historical accuracy
depiction of comitatus use of direct speech |
| gptkbp:preservedIn |
gptkb:Cotton_Otho_A.xii_manuscript_(now_lost)
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| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Maldon,_Essex,_England
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| gptkbp:studiedIn |
Old English literature courses
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Battle_of_Maldon
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| gptkbp:theme |
heroism
loyalty Anglo-Saxon values |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Maldon
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Battle of Maldon (Old English poem)
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