maldon

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Maldon
    n 1: a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991;
         celebrated in an old English poem [syn: {Maldon}, {Battle
         of Maldon}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Maldon \Maldon\ prop. n.
   A battle in which the Danes defeated the East Saxons in 991;
   it is celebrated in an old English poem.

   Syn: battle of Maldon.
        [WordNet 1.5]