[PAR] [TLE] The Battle of Maldon [SEP] The Battle of Maldon is the name given to an Old English poem of uncertain date celebrating the real Battle of Maldon of 991, at which the Anglo-Saxons failed to prevent a Viking invasion.  Only 325 lines of the poem are extant; both the beginning and the ending are lost. [PAR] [TLE] The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son [SEP] The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son is the title of a work by J. R. R. Tolkien that was originally published in 1953 in volume 6 of the scholarly journal "Essays and Studies by Members of the English Association", and later republished in 1966 in "The Tolkien Reader".  It is a work of historical fiction, inspired by the Old English poem "The Battle of Maldon".  It is written in the form of an alliterative poem, but is also a play, being mainly a dialogue between two characters in the aftermath of the Battle of Maldon.  The work was accompanied by two essays, also by Tolkien, one before and one after the main work.
[PAR] [TLE] The Battle of Maldon [ SEP ] The Battle of Maldon is the name given to an Old English poem of uncertain date celebrating the real Battle of Maldon of 991 , at which the Anglo - Saxons failed to prevent a Viking invasion . Only 325 lines of the poem are extant ; both the beginning and the ending are lost . [PAR] [TLE] The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm 's Son [ SEP ] The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm 's Son is the title of a work by J. R. R. Tolkien that was originally published in 1953 in volume 6 of the scholarly journal " Essays and Studies by Members of the English Association " , and later republished in 1966 in " The Tolkien Reader " . It is a work of historical fiction , inspired by the Old English poem " The Battle of Maldon " . It is written in the form of an alliterative poem , but is also a play , being mainly a dialogue between two characters in the aftermath of the Battle of Maldon . The work was accompanied by two essays , also by Tolkien , one before and one after the main work .
What did the Anglo-Saxons fail to prevent during the battle which inspired the J.R.R. Tolkien work The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son?
What did the Anglo - Saxons fail to prevent during the battle which inspired the J.R.R. Tolkien work The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm 's Son ?
Viking invasion
Viking invasion