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The anonymous poem on the Battle of Brunanburh appears under the year 937 in four manuscripts (A, B, C and D) of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It celebrates the victory of King Athelstan over the allied forces of the Irish Vikings and the King of Scots in a battle which was a turning-point in tenth-century English history. The location of the field of battle has been forgotten, but it may have been somewhere in the West Midlands. My edition of the text of the poem originally appeared on my now defunct website, "Edward's Anglo-Saxon Page."
History
Date Created
10/07/2003
Date
c.937-939 AD
Temporal Coverage
937-939
Creator
Anonymous tenth-century poem, edited by Edward M. Bridle.
Source
Contributor's own resource
Intended Audience
5. 1st Level Higher Education (e.g. undergraduate degree, and taught Masters) or Adult Education Programmes (Continuing Education)