Although Maldon is generally regarded as the finest example of Old English battle-poetry it is useful to look at other instances. Some poems focus specifically on battles, e. g. Brunanburh and the Finnsburh Fragment. Some poets even contrived to include a traditional battle scene in their poems where none existed in their source, for instance the Exodus-poet. All of the following appear in S. A. J. Bradley's Anglo-Saxon Poetry (Everyman) but where possible we have provided links to on-line versions of the Old English texts (usually taken from The Labyrinth site) and translations.
Look at the poems, and particularly at the sections indicated, and note any similarities you can see with the way the battle is described in Maldon. For help we also include a link to an on-line copy of the Chronicle (predominantly a prose text), though we suggest you limit your reading to the reign of Æthelræd!
Genesis A and B (Old English Version - see especially ll. 1982-2005, and ll. 2039-95)
Exodus (Old English version - see especially ll. 154-202 but note how the whole story is told as if it was a battle)
Judith (Old English version, see especially ll. 199-245, and ll. 290-340)
Elene (Old English version, see especially ll. 18-147)
The Battle of Brunanburgh (Old English version or Translation (Kinsella) or the 1876 version by Tennyson)
The Finnsburgh Fragment (aka The Fight at Finnsburgh, Old English version)
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Old English version - see especially entries 978-1016 which covers the succession to the throne and reign of Aethelraed)