The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Maldon \Maldon\ prop. n.
   A battle in which the Danes defeated the East Saxons in 991;
   it is celebrated in an old English poem.

   Syn: battle of Maldon.
        [WordNet 1.5]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Maldon
    n 1: a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991;
         celebrated in an old English poem [syn: Maldon, Battle
         of Maldon]