Battle of Maldon Quotes Flashcards
The warriors describe Byhrtnoth as a good leader?
beloved lord
‘minne winedrihten’
He has noble intentions behind his crusade?
‘ealdres mines // folc and foldan’
my lord’s people and ground
He does not instil noble qualities in his warriors?
whoever wished to gain glory from the Danes in battle
‘þe on Denon wolde / dom gefeohtan’
Byrhtnoth’s hamartia?
because of his pride he gave the hateful nation too much pride
‘for his ofermode // alyfan landes to fela / laþere ðeode’
He takes an active role in commanding his warriors?
He encouraged the warriors and rode about to give them advice
‘beornas trymian, // rad and rædde’
Repetition of the verb?
The verb ‘trymian’, which here means ‘encourage’, used twice in lines 17 and 24, is primarily used to mean ‘to construct strongly’, representing Byrhtnoth as a skilled and experienced leader, as he is able to build the English army into a strong, defensive position
After his death, those who did not want to be there fled?
‘Hi bugon þa fram beaduwe / þe þær beon noldon’
However, the warriors who are still loyal to Byrhtnoth are able to use his actions as a martyr to motivate their continued fighting?
They refuse to go home ’hlafordleas’
AEtheric remains loyal and dies, so ‘he lay loyally next to his lord’?
‘He laeg dhegenlice / dheodne gehende’
There is a certain level of disrespect from Godric, who fled on the horse that his lord had owned?
‘He gehleop phone eoh / phe ahte his hlaford’
