Lovely stroll down Maldon. So pictured here is the view from our tea-stop and the extra is of the famous statue at the end of the prom. It is Byrhtnoth. 

Byrhtnoth, the Earldorman of Essex .... was the principal voice in rejecting the policy of appeasement which dominated the court of King Ethelred in the closing years of the 10th Century. He was probably aged 68 when he confronted the Vikings at the Battle of Maldon. He gave his life in defence of the people, religion and way of life of his community.

His name means “over-heart”, possibly over ambitious, caring too much, dreaming too high .....