The Battle of Maldon took place on 11 August 991 CE near Maldon beside the River Blackwater in Essex, England, during the reign of Æthelred the Unready. Earl Byrhtnoth and his thegns led the English against a _____________ invasion. The battle ended in an Anglo-Saxon defeat.

A. Viking
B. Jute
C. Frisian
D. Roman

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