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Byrhtnoth in a sentence

Context around Byrhtnoth

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

celebrate 1× ealdorman 1× battle 1× riding 1× earl 1× high 1× courage 1×

Often after:

seems 1× drew 1× fleeing 1× agreed 1×

Sentence patterns with Byrhtnoth

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

action and byrhtnoth s action 1× be that byrhtnoth had to 1× byrhtnoth for his 1× consider whether byrhtnoth and his 1× decided by byrhtnoth s fall 1× earl byrhtnoth s forces 1× fled riding byrhtnoth s horse 1× he byrhtnoth seems to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the battle 1× as a man 1× battle was joined 1× byrhtnoth for his 1× earl byrhtnoth s 1× he byrhtnoth seems 1×

Common sentence endings:

along the causeway 1× battle was joined 1× byrhtnoth s fall 1× byrhtnoth s horse 1× northey island left 1× of heroic literature 1×

Words around Byrhtnoth

Just before it in the word index:

byres 10 byrer 2 byre 11 byrdstown 3 byrds 26 byrdes 2

Just after it in the word index:

byrna 6 byrne 462 byrnes 42 byrnie 2 byrnison 2 byrom 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Byrhtnoth

  • In this selection, "byrhtnoth" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, celebrate, ealdorman, battle, seems, drew and fleeing stand out and add context to how "byrhtnoth" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include action and byrhtnoth s action and be that byrhtnoth had to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "byrhtnoth" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with byrhtnoth

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Its issue was decided by Byrhtnoth's fall. (8 words)

Battle was joined, but an Englishman called Godrīc fled riding Byrhtnoth's horse. (13 words)

Byrhtnoth, for his ofermōde (line 89b), let the enemy force cross to the mainland. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Refusing a demand for tribute, shouted across the water while the tide was high, Byrhtnoth drew up his men along the bank, and waited for the ebb. As the water fell the raiders began to stream out along the causeway. (40 words)

One argument is that the poem was written to celebrate Byrhtnoth's actions and goad others into heroic action, and Byrhtnoth's action stands proudly in a long tradition of heroic literature. (32 words)

He (Byrhtnoth) seems to embody many of the virtues that are uplifted in the Anglo-Saxon world, and is compared often by many scholars to the character Beowulf. (28 words)

Example sentences (14)

One argument is that the poem was written to celebrate Byrhtnoth's actions and goad others into heroic action, and Byrhtnoth's action stands proudly in a long tradition of heroic literature.

Æthelwine, supported by his kinsman Ealdorman Byrhtnoth of Essex and others unspecified, mustered an army and caused Ælfhere to back down.

After the battle Byrhtnoth's body was found with its head missing, but his gold- hilted sword was still with his body.

As a man with troops and weapons, it might be that Byrhtnoth had to allow the Vikings ashore to protect others.

Battle was joined, but an Englishman called Godrīc fled riding Byrhtnoth's horse.

Byrhtnoth, for his ofermōde (line 89b), let the enemy force cross to the mainland.

Earl Byrhtnoth's forces were drawn up on the shore (top); Olaf's men had to cross the causeway from Northey Island (left).

He (Byrhtnoth) seems to embody many of the virtues that are uplifted in the Anglo-Saxon world, and is compared often by many scholars to the character Beowulf.

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Its issue was decided by Byrhtnoth's fall.

Refusing a demand for tribute, shouted across the water while the tide was high, Byrhtnoth drew up his men along the bank, and waited for the ebb. As the water fell the raiders began to stream out along the causeway.

Then many English fled, recognizing the horse and thinking that its rider was Byrhtnoth fleeing.

The Vikings sailed up the Blackwater (then called the Panta), and Byrhtnoth called out his levy.

They consider whether Byrhtnoth and his men acted nobly or failed in their mission to protect the land and people from the Viking invaders.

With what even those who admired him most called 'over-courage', Byrhtnoth agreed to this; the pirates rushed through the falling tide, and battle was joined.

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