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Described as 'one of the most famous old English poems' about the Battle of Maldon in 991, and noted as an inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien's scene of Gandalf's stand at the Bridge of Khazad-dûm.

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Referenced as a comparison when describing Richard the Fearless's tomb, which was 'not in a church, but a great earthen mound looking out to sea. So like something out of Beowulf.'