Sunday, 14 November 2010

Bryhtnoth - part 1

I was cruising the profiles on Blogger last night just looking for the people that came from Maldon (where I am) it struck me that a disproportionate number of bloggers from Maldon seem to claim that they have an interest in running and swimming.  Really?? Where are ya then? 

I also came across the profile of a certain Bryhtnoth, whose interests are stated as 'Ruling Essex' and 'Fighting Vikings' and claims to be 1049 years old.  I definately think he's lying about his age - by my calculations he should be at least 1079 years old .  Now me being such a dedicated follower of Essex could not fail to look at his blog entitled 'The Battle of Maldon', but I was sadly disappointed to find that there were no posts.  On reflection, this is probably because he died in battle against the Vikings at Maldon in 991, decapitated. I will bring you more on the hero of the Battle of Maldon at a later date, but it's worth a read

No comments:

Post a Comment